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FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Cortland, NY · October 24, 1999

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Date
October 24, 1999 · 16:40 local
Place
Cortland, NY
Airport
Cortland County/Chase Field
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5648R
Reported as
Cessna 172F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N5648RRegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17253275Airframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Sunday, October 24, 1999, at approx. 1640 local, a Cessna 172, co-owned and operated by walter a. dippo of Cortland, NY, reported an engine fire after taxiing to the run-up area at Cortland county airport (N03). During an interview with Mr. Dippo on October 25, 1999, he stated that he had primed the engine and it had started normally before taxiing to the run-up area. The engine stalled a few moments later, he re-primed the engine and again it had started normally. He continued to taxi to the runway when the engine backfired and quit a second time. At this point, he noted smoke coming from the cowling. He opened the oil service door to look forward and saw flames. He did not have a fire extinguisher aboard the aircraft so he ran to the local hangar. There was not anyone at the hangar, so he ran across the street to obtain a fire extinguisher from a local resident. Upon inspection of the aircraft, it was evident that the fire had started in the carburetor box area and had burned externally for the most part. There was some damage found internally to wiring and hoses, but only in the forward most section of the engine. The bottom cowling suffered the most damage as as the spinner. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999, AT APPROX. 1640 LOCAL, A CESSNA 172, CO-OWNED AND OPERATED BY WALTER A. DIPPO OF CORTLAND, NY, REPORTED AN ENGINE FIRE AFTER TAXIING TO THE RUN-UP AREA AT CORTLAND COUNTY AIRPORT (N03). DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. DIPPO ON OCTOBER 25, 1999, HE STATED THAT HE HAD PRIMED THE ENGINE AND IT HAD STARTED NORMALLY BEFORE TAXIING TO THE RUN-UP AREA. THE ENGINE STALLED A FEW MOMENTS LATER, HE RE-PRIMED THE ENGINE AND AGAIN IT HAD STARTED NORMALLY. HE CONTINUED TO TAXI TO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT, HE NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWLING. HE OPENED THE OIL SERVICE DOOR TO LOOK FORWARD AND SAW FLAMES. HE DID NOT HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT SO HE RAN TO THE LOCAL HANGAR. THERE WAS NOT ANYONE AT THE HANGAR, SO HE RAN ACROSS THE STREET TO OBTAIN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM A LOCAL RESIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE CARBURETOR BOX AREA AND HAD BURNED EXTERNALLY FOR THE MOST PART. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE FOUND INTERNALLY TO WIRING AND HOSES, BUT ONLY IN THE FORWARD MOST SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE BOTTOM COWLING SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE AS AS THE SPINNER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^