What happened
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Acft engine caught on fire during run-up prior to take-off, and the acft was destroyed by fire.(.19) on may 2, 1999, at 1400 central day light time, a Cessna 182C, N8563T, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a fire on clair rla (restricted landing area) (2000 feet x 70 feet) near Loraine, Illinois. The airplane operator said that the pilot taxied to the take-off end of the runway, had started doing an enging run-up, and applied carburetor heat. The engine quit. The engine would not restart. He said that the pilot went to check under the cowling and noticed the fire. The operator conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. (-23) the pilot of N8563T, a Cessna 182, taxiied for takeoff at the clair restricted landing area (rla), near Loraine,Illinois, and had proceeded to conduct an engine run-up, and carburetor heat check, prior to the takeoff, as per the aircraft checklist. As he pulled the carburetor heat knob to the on position, the engine failed to continue to run. The pilot elected to make an attempt to restart the aircraft engine. As the engine was turning o ver, during that re-start attempt, the pilot began to smell and observe smoke emitting from the engine compartment and vacated the aircraft. The aircraft continued to burn and was subsequently destroyed by the fire. The pilot, and sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained no injuries during this event.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING RUN-UP PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.(.19) ON MAY 2, 1999, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAY LIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182C, N8563T, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FIRE ON CLAIR RLA (RESTRICTED LANDING AREA) (2000 FEET X 70 FEET) NEAR LORAINE, ILLINOIS. THE AIRPLANE OPERATOR SAID THAT THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE TAKE-OFF END OF THE RUNWAY, HAD STARTED DOING AN ENGING RUN-UP, AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. HE SAID THAT THE PILOT WENT TO CHECK UNDER THE COWLING AND NOTICED THE FIRE. THE OPERATOR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. (-23) THE PILOT OF N8563T, A CESSNA 182, TAXIIED FOR TAKEOFF AT THE CLAIR RESTRICTED LANDING AREA (RLA), NEAR LORAINE,ILLINOIS, AND HAD PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT AN ENGINE RUN-UP, AND CARBURETOR HEAT CHECK, PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF, AS PER THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. AS HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO RUN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. AS THE ENGINE WAS TURNING O VER, DURING THAT RE-START ATTEMPT, THE PILOT BEGAN TO SMELL AND OBSERVE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND VACATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.
NTSB investigation
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