20061204024359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Columbia, SC · December 4, 2006

Date: December 4, 2006 · 18:10 local
Place: Columbia, SC
Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FFKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N130BW
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N130BWRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40963 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 29. While taxiing the pilot leaned the engine according to company check list. The engine quit. While attempting to restart the engine caught fire. The pilot secured the aircraft before evacuating. The fire was extinguished by ramp personnel and the airport fire department. Damage to the aircraft was minor due to the quick response of the airport fire department and ramp personnel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 29. WHILE TAXIING THE PILOT LEANED THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO COMPANY CHECK LIST. THE ENGINE QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE EVACUATING. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY RAMP PERSONNEL AND THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR DUE TO THE QUICK RESPONSE OF THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RAMP PERSONNEL.