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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Atlanta, GA · June 30, 2000

Date: June 30, 2000 · 15:45 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6604F
Reported as: Piper PA28151
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,400 total250 in this make and model

N6604FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7715169 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)After landing from tne concusion of a 3 leg dual cross country flight with a student, and after clearing the runway, the engine quit. The student pilot attempted the restart with no success, then the instructor (PIC) attempted the restart with no success. The student was told to contact the tower for tow assistance, during which heavy smoke and flames were observed coming from the engine compartment. The aircraft was evacuated and fty fire department crews arrived and put out the fire. There were no injuries and minor damage to the aircraft. Fire originated in the updraft carburetor area most likely due to several unsuccessful start attempts that caused fuel to accumulate and to be ignited by the hot engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER LANDING FROM TNE CONCUSION OF A 3 LEG DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT, AND AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED THE RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS, THEN THE INSTRUCTOR (PIC) ATTEMPTED THE RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. THE STUDENT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE TOWER FOR TOW ASSISTANCE, DURING WHICH HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED AND FTY FIRE DEPARTMENT CREWS ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE UPDRAFT CARBURETOR AREA MOST LIKELY DUE TO SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL START ATTEMPTS THAT CAUSED FUEL TO ACCUMULATE AND TO BE IGNITED BY THE HOT ENGINE.