19981023030229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lawrenceville, GA · October 23, 1998

Date: October 23, 1998
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5918E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA013
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5918ERegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2001 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271960 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After exiting the run up area for RY25, acft began taxiing to the hold short line for departure and caught fire while taxiing. (-23) this aircraft was rented to the pilot by the owner, the flight school, for a weekend trip to savannah, Georgia. Following engine run-up, aircraft was taxiing toward hold short for runway 25. Pilot experienced extreme heat to his left leg and arm. He then noticed open flames coming from the left forward kick panel of the cockpit. Pilot then secured the engine with the mixture controls and abandoned the aircraft through the right passenger door. Aircraft was momentarially engulfed in flames and ultimately destroyed. There was nofire extinguisher aboard the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER EXITING THE RUN UP AREA FOR RY25, ACFT BEGAN TAXIING TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR DEPARTURE AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TAXIING. (-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED TO THE PILOT BY THE OWNER, THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, FOR A WEEKEND TRIP TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. FOLLOWING ENGINE RUN-UP, AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TOWARD HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 25. PILOT EXPERIENCED EXTREME HEAT TO HIS LEFT LEG AND ARM. HE THEN NOTICED OPEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE LEFT FORWARD KICK PANEL OF THE COCKPIT. PILOT THEN SECURED THE ENGINE WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROLS AND ABANDONED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. AIRCRAFT WAS MOMENTARIALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND ULTIMATELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NOFIRE EXTINGUISHER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLawrenceville, GAA fire from an undetermined origin.Oct 23, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5918E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19910929043649ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Knoxville, TNBegan intersection takeoff to avoid fog on approach end runway. Ran into more fog. Aborted but slid off end runway.Sep 29, 1991 · Substantial damage