From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot primed the aircraft 4 times and attempted a start. He then waited a few more seconds, primed the aircraft 4 more times during the next start attempt he saw smoke in the cowling and evacuated the aircraft. Fire was almost immediately extinguished by an airport employee. The aircraft received minor damage. The student will receive additional instruction on cold weather starting procedures. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRIMED THE AIRCRAFT 4 TIMES AND ATTEMPTED A START. HE THEN WAITED A FEW MORE SECONDS, PRIMED THE AIRCRAFT 4 MORE TIMES DURING THE NEXT START ATTEMPT HE SAW SMOKE IN THE COWLING AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED BY AN AIRPORT EMPLOYEE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION ON COLD WEATHER STARTING PROCEDURES. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
Other reports on N3133Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.