# Incident 19990603039609I: Piper PA28161, Bunnell, FL, June 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1999, 10:20 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44930-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603039609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ENGINE STALLED AND WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED RE-START ENGINE BACKFIRE AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER ON MINUTE CAUSING MINOR DMAAGE TO AIRCRAFT INGINE COWL AND DUCTING AND NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.  THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE TESTED FOR CAUSE OF ENGINE STALLING AND BACKFIRE.

## Other reports on N44930 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000826027759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826027759I), Aug 26, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N44930), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23)PIC stalled engine on ground and overprimed carb firing restart. Upon restart a fire started in the airbox and caused minor damage to the carb, airbox,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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