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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Atwater, CA · September 28, 2006

Date: September 28, 2006 · 17:30 local
Place: Atwater, CA
Airport: Castle Afb
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: YMOS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N47389
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total3 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N47389Registration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816066 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon landing, the aircraft engine began to run rough and eventually stopped. While on the runway, a restart was accomplished without success. After pumping the throttle a few times (2 or 5 times) the engine tried to start but back fired causing a fire to initiate within the engine compartment. The crew evacuated the aircraft and the ground crew extinguished the fire. Further investigation within the engine compartment did not reveal the cause of the fire, which leads to possible improper engine starting procedures. There was no substantial damage noted on the aircraft's firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. WHILE ON THE RUNWAY, A RESTART WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER PUMPING THE THROTTLE A FEW TIMES (2 OR 5 TIMES) THE ENGINE TRIED TO START BUT BACK FIRED CAUSING A FIRE TO INITIATE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GROUND CREW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DID NOT REVEAL THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, WHICH LEADS TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURES. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL.