# Accident 20010614034569A: Piper PA28151, Venice, FL, June 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0714° N, 82.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0714&lon=-82.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554HA-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,937 total, 350 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614034569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2001, AT 1030 EDT, A PIPER PA-28, N554HA, REGISTERED TO VENICE FLYING SERVICE, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER LANDING AT VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA, AFTER A LOCAL TEST FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VENICE, FLORIDA, ON JUNE 14, 2001, AT 0930 HOURS. AFTER LANDING AT VENICE, THE PIC TURNED ONTO THE TAXIWAY AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE STALLED. HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE CLEARED THE ENGINE BY CRANKING WITH FULL THROTTLE AND THE MIXTURE IN IDLE CUTOFF. ON HIS SECOND START ATTEMPT THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED TO START, AND UPON SEEING SMOKE, HE CEASED CRANKING THE ENGINE AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED ON THE TAXIWAY 90 DEGREES TO THE PREVAILING WIND. AS A RESULT MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE IS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A TWO-YEAR HISTORY OF INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS AFTER LANDING. THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, INCLUDING THE DAY OF THE FIRE. THE FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS HAD BEEN CHECKED REPEATEDLY DURING TROUBLESHOOTING AND VARIOUS REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED TO INCLUDE SPARK PLUG REPLACEMENT, INTERNAL MAGNETO TIMING, AND FUEL FILTER CLEANING. SEVERAL CYLINDER REPLACEMENTS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO CORRECT LOW COMPRESSION. VALVE TIMING HAD BEEN CHECKED. (.4) DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STALLED. THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE CLEARED THE ENGINE BY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART WITH FULL THROTTLE AND THE MIXTURE IN IDLE CUTOFF. ON HIS SECOND START ATTEMPT THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED TO START, AND UPON SEEING SMOKE, HE CEASED CRANKING THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE  MOST OF THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRPLANE HAD A 2-YEAR HISTORY OF INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS AFTER LANDING. THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, INCLUDING THE DAY OF THE FIRE. THE FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS HAD BEEN CHECKED REPEATEDLY DURING TROUBLESHOOTING AND VARIOUS REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED TO INCLUDE SPARK REPLACEMENT, INTERNAL MAGNETO TIMING, AND FUEL FILTER CLEANING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA236), Jun 14, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N554HA), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: an on ground fire that started in the engine due to an excessive fuel flow causing the engine to flood. A factor in this accident was the pilot-in-command did not follow all the emergency procedures…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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