# Accident 20010616014339A: Piper PA28181, Sedona, AZ, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4299Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4299Q-2001-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616014339A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 16, 2001, AT 1230 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N4299Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A GROUND FIRE EVENT AT SEDONA, ARIZONA. THE RENTED AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY FALCON EXECUTIVE AVIATION OF MESA, ARIZONA. NEITHER THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ORIGINATING FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR FALCON FIELD, MESA. THE PILOT PROVIDED THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT. HE STATED THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER BOARDED THE AIRPLANE AFTER PERFORMING A STANDARD PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DISABLED AIRPLANE, THE PILOT CHOSE TO TAXI TO THE RUN-UP AREA BECAUSE HE ANTICIPATED THE DISABLED AIRPLANE WOULD BE REMOVED WHEN HIS RUN-UP WAS COMPLETE. WHEN THE PILOT COMPLETED THE BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST, THE RUNWAY WAS NOT YET CLEARED, AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD REMAIN CLOSED FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND WAITED. WHEN THE RUNWAY REOPENED, THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE. DURING START, THE PILOT HEARD A POP. HE PROCEEDED WITH THE PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE FIRE DURING START BY CONTINUING TO CRANK THE STARTER. THE ENGINE DID NOT START AND HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWL. HE INSTRUCTED HIS PASSENGER TO GO OUTSIDE AND TRY TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE PILOT THEN GOT OUT WITH A SECOND FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN AN EFFORT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES LATER, AN INDIVIDUAL FROM ONE OF THE AIRPORT SERVICES ARRIVED WITH A MEDIUM SIZED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THEIR EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE FIRE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED 15 MINUTES LATER, AND BY THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

## 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 LAX01LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA214), Jun 16, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N4299Q), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the induction manifold fire resulting from an engine backfire during engine start. The reason for the engine backfire was not determined.

## Other reports on N4299Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851013060799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013060799I), Oct 13, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N4299Q), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Flared late and bounced on landing. Nose wheel touched down hard and collapsed.

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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