# Incident 19991201033489I: Piper PA28161, Washington, PA, December 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1742° N, 80.2468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1742&lon=-80.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3133Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3133Q) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991201033489I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20260621011639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621011639I), Jun 21, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N3133Q), Middletown, RI, Minor damage. Summary of the events The aircraft arrived on a solo student cross-country flight from hartford, CT (khfd) to Newport State rhode island airport (kuuu). The…
- [Incident 19971227043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971227043559I), Dec 27, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N3133Q), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: aircraft departed Burke Lakefront Airport VFR. Pilot called ATC requesting clearance through Cleveland class b airspace. Aircraft was already inside…
- [Incident 19960926035159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926035159I), Sep 26, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N3133Q), Washington, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: in a statement given by the pilot, during the first approach, he decided to go-around. In the process of executing the procedure, the aircraft…

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