43.1677° N, 86.2354° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place
Muskegon, MI
Airport
Muskegon County
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8204E
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total150 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot stated aircraft had a history of hard starting. Induction fire occurred on startup attempt. Engine had two shots of prime plus one cycle of the throttle. Fire started, pilot saw smoke, got out and put fire out with fire extinguisher. GL09 incident. IGL09980003 2/23/98.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF HARD STARTING. INDUCTION FIRE OCCURRED ON STARTUP ATTEMPT. ENGINE HAD TWO SHOTS OF PRIME PLUS ONE CYCLE OF THE THROTTLE. FIRE STARTED, PILOT SAW SMOKE, GOT OUT AND PUT FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. GL09 INCIDENT. IGL09980003 2/23/98.