# Incident 20070717019179I: Piper PA28161, Meriden, CT, July 17, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81748-2008-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717019179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE NORTH END RUNWAY (18) FOR TAKEOFF. DUE TO INCOMING TRAFFIC HE DECIDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE SOUTH END FOR DEPARTURE. WHILE STILL ON THE TAXIWAY AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY (36) THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE STALLED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A "HOT START" WITH NO SUCCESS. HE MOVED THE MIXTURE TO THE IDLE CUT OFF POSITION AND SHUT OFF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. DURING THE SECOND START HE HEARD A SMALL BACKFIRE AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE ENGINE FIRE. A BYSTANDER HELPED THEM EXTINGUISH THE ENGINE FIRE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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