# Incident 19990722018989I: Cessna 172P, Kansas City, MO, July 22, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1999, 12:37 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61550-2010-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722018989I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DURING TAXI TO THE RUN-UP AREA, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE USING HOT START PROCEDURES.  THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER RE-START, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE PARKING RAMP.  ON THE WAY BACK TO THE RAMP, THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN, AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING.  THE PILOT THEN SHUT OFF THE MAGNETO SWITCHES AND THE MASTER SWITCH AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE.  A LINE SERVICE PERSON EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME WITH A FIRE BOTTLE.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO FUEL OR OTHER FLUID LEAKS OR DAMAGED LINES.  THE CARBUERATOR AIR INTAKE FILTER ELEMENT HAD THE ONLY VISIBLE BURN DAMAGE.  INCIDENT #CE1999IGA0077 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N61550 (2)

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

- [Incident 20021006030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021006030159I), Oct 6, 2002: Cessna 172M (N61550), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) PIC claimed that, during landing rollout on runway 01, a wind gust pushed the airplane to the right angle where he encountered standing water that caused…
- [Incident 19971122040209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971122040209I), Nov 22, 1997: Cessna 172M (N61550), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft departed runway, struck light with landing gear with damage occuring to horizontal. Stabilizer.

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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