# Incident 19990929039159I: Piper PA28161, Fort Pierce, FL, September 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9211S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9211S-2017-01-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929039159I

## Narrative

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

DURING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, STUDENT COULD NOT START ENGINE. AFTER 3 (THREE) UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS USING THE APPROVED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, HIS INSTRUCTOR RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND USED THE "FLOODED START" PROCEDURE. THE ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT START BUT DID HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND AIR BOX ASSY. BEFORE BEING EXTINGUISHED BY THE CREW. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THIS OPERATOR (FLIGHT SAFETY, INT'L, FAR. 141) REPORTED HAVING 8 (EIGHT) ENGINE FIRES ON START-UP ON THIS MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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