What happened
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(-23) Student flying on first solo flight. Flew first landing and slowed rapidly on rwy 22R to make taxiway k turnoff. Engine quit as aircraft decelerated rapidly, but pilot had enough momentum to roll onto taxiway. Aircraft came to a halt on the hold line, and student proceeded to restart engine. After an extended time of cranking starter, his CFI (who was standing on the ramp to observe his student's landings) called Chandler tower to have them contact student. He asked that they tell the student to stop cranking the starter, when he heard a "poof...pooff" sound, and saw flames coming from engine cowling. CFI then asked tower to tell the student to get out of the aircraft, as it was on fire. The tower contacted the student, who immediately exited the aircraft. Several bystanders attempted to put fire out with extinguishers, but were unsuccessful. The fire department was able to put flames out once they arrived on scene. The student was not injured in this incident. Aircraft incurred extensive damage to engine compartment and engine cowling.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT FLYING ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. FLEW FIRST LANDING AND SLOWED RAPIDLY ON RWY 22R TO MAKE TAXIWAY K TURNOFF. ENGINE QUIT AS AIRCRAFT DECELERATED RAPIDLY, BUT PILOT HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO ROLL ONTO TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT ON THE HOLD LINE, AND STUDENT PROCEEDED TO RESTART ENGINE. AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME OF CRANKING STARTER, HIS CFI (WHO WAS STANDING ON THE RAMP TO OBSERVE HIS STUDENT'S LANDINGS) CALLED CHANDLER TOWER TO HAVE THEM CONTACT STUDENT. HE ASKED THAT THEY TELL THE STUDENT TO STOP CRANKING THE STARTER, WHEN HE HEARD A "POOF...POOFF" SOUND, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE COWLING. CFI THEN ASKED TOWER TO TELL THE STUDENT TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AS IT WAS ON FIRE. THE TOWER CONTACTED THE STUDENT, WHO IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SEVERAL BYSTANDERS ATTEMPTED TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH EXTINGUISHERS, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT FLAMES OUT ONCE THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT INCURRED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE COWLING.
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