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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Santa Barbara, CA · April 28, 2000

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Date
April 28, 2000 · 23:00 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56795
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Pilot’s flight hours
110 total
N56795Registration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450032 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)FAA at van nuys FSDO received a report that there was fire on aircraft N56795, PA-34-200, s/n 24-7450032 at Santa Barbara airport. I went to sba on 5-3-2000 and 5-25-2000 to check the aircraft. privacy data omitted, The pilot , lincence number privacy data omitted, commercial and flight instructor ratings. Total flight time 1110 flight hours. Pilot privacy data omitted, on Friday April 28, 2000 at about 11:00 pm tried to start the engine on ground at sba. He called signature flight support to give gpu to start engine. With gpu he was able to start the right engine but the left engien did not start. He tried to contact any available aircraft mechanic, no was available at this time. He saw bubbles on nose cone paint. Upon opening the battery compartment diir there was fire. The fire was put out and the airport fire truck personnel verified that the fire was out. The aircraft was tied at mercury ramp at sba. At the time of fire there were no passengers in the aircraft. Occupant pilot only. No one was injured. There was no loss to any property except N56795.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FAA AT VAN NUYS FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT THAT THERE WAS FIRE ON AIRCRAFT N56795, PA-34-200, S/N 24-7450032 AT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT. I WENT TO SBA ON 5-3-2000 AND 5-25-2000 TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DA^, THE PILOT , LINCENCE NUMBER ^PRIVACY D^, COMMERCIAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATINGS. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 1110 FLIGHT HOURS. PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^, ON FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2000 AT ABOUT 11:00 PM TRIED TO START THE ENGINE ON GROUND AT SBA. HE CALLED SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT TO GIVE GPU TO START ENGINE. WITH GPU HE WAS ABLE TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE BUT THE LEFT ENGIEN DID NOT START. HE TRIED TO CONTACT ANY AVAILABLE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, NO WAS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HE SAW BUBBLES ON NOSE CONE PAINT. UPON OPENING THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DIIR THERE WAS FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE AIRPORT FIRE TRUCK PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIED AT MERCURY RAMP AT SBA. AT THE TIME OF FIRE THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT. OCCUPANT PILOT ONLY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS NO LOSS TO ANY PROPERTY EXCEPT N56795.