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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Long Beach, CA · March 31, 2007

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Date
March 31, 2007 · 17:45 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6231H
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total
N6231HRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7816238 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 31, 2007, at approximately 1600 PST, the pilot privacy data omitted, PIC, rented and attempted to start Piper PA28, N6231H at Long Beach flying club, Long Beach, CA. He eventually attempted to use the flooded engine procedure without success. He then pushed the aircraft back into its parking spot and a representative from the flying came out and was able to start the aircraft. The pilot privacy data omitted and his passenger then flew to and landed at both el monte airport and brackett airport. Upon return to Long Beach airport the pilot privacy data omitted landed on 25L and exited the runway at F2 where he stopped the aircraft. At this point the engine quit. The pilot privacy data omitted notified the Long Beach airport tower and attempted to restart the engine. While attempting to restart the engine, the Long Beach airport tower informed the pilot privacy data omitted that there were flames coming from under the aircraft. The fire department responded and the fire was put out. This incident investigation is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 PST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, PIC, RENTED AND ATTEMPTED TO START PIPER PA28, N6231H AT LONG BEACH FLYING CLUB, LONG BEACH, CA. HE EVENTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO USE THE FLOODED ENGINE PROCEDURE WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE THEN PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO ITS PARKING SPOT AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FLYING CAME OUT AND WAS ABLE TO START THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND HIS PASSENGER THEN FLEW TO AND LANDED AT BOTH EL MONTE AIRPORT AND BRACKETT AIRPORT. UPON RETURN TO LONG BEACH AIRPORT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED ON 25L AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AT F2 WHERE HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ NOTIFIED THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TOWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.