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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Chandler, AZ · September 19, 2005

Date: September 19, 2005 · 08:27 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HQ8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4121T
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total44 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4121TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842017 · Built 1996 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student was on a solo flight and after landing and during rollout, engine failed. Student rolled off runway and attempted engine restart, which resulted in an engine fire. Student performed checklist procedures without success, then used fire extinguisher to extinguish fire. Assistance arrived to aid with fire. Post inspection revealed damage to carburetor, alternator, baffling, and some hoses. Carburetor had been replaced on 9/17/2005. Airworthiness issue referred to pmi.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT AND AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT, ENGINE FAILED. STUDENT ROLLED OFF RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED ENGINE RESTART, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. STUDENT PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESS, THEN USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. ASSISTANCE ARRIVED TO AID WITH FIRE. POST INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO CARBURETOR, ALTERNATOR, BAFFLING, AND SOME HOSES. CARBURETOR HAD BEEN REPLACED ON 9/17/2005. AIRWORTHINESS ISSUE REFERRED TO PMI.