# Accident 20071003020519A: Piper PA28151, Salt Lake City, UT, October 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2007, 10:57 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal 2
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6194° N, 111.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6194&lon=-111.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8549F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8549F-2008-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,540 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071003020519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITH INTENTION TO FLY, TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND EXITED AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE HEADSETS FROM CARGO AREA. RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT AND FROM RIGHT SEAT STARTED AIRCRAFT (NO BACKFIRE OR ANY OTHER ABNORMALITY WAS OBSERVED DURING THE START). WHILE REACHING ACROSS AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE CHECKLIST FROM LEFT SIDEWALL POUCH, THE PILOT FELT HEAT ON HIS FACE, BUT NO FLAMES OR SMOKE WERE SEEN AND NO SMOKE WAS SMELLED. THE PILOT THEN OPENED THE CABIN DOOR AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWL. THE PILOT CLOSED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. MASTER ELECTRICAL POWER SWITCH REMAINED ON, FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK POSITION, THROTTLE WAS CLOSED AND THE PRIMER PUMP WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP REMAINED POWERED WITH MASTER ELECTRICAL POWER SWITCH ON. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE ENGINE AREA TO THE CABIN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA08CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA004), Oct 3, 2007: Piper PA 28-151 (N8549F), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The leak at the fuel line fitting, which resulted in a fire during engine start.

## Other reports on N8549F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960504027369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504027369I), May 4, 1996: Piper PA28151 (N8549F), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: after departure, the pilot noticed a vibration and a radio call from another aircraft on the ground confirmed that the left landing gear had been…

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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