# Incident 19990723018259I: Piper PA28161, Norwood, MA, July 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8295H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8295H) (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: 1,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723018259I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PIC GILDAY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT RUNWAY 28 (OWD) TURNED OFF INTO TAXIWAY ENGINE FAILED, CALLED TOWER, TRIED TO START ENGINE; AFTER A FEW MINUTES ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE.

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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