20080111000399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Fort Scott, KS · January 11, 2008

Date: January 11, 2008 · 20:30 local
Place: Fort Scott, KS
Airport: Fort Scott Municipal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N122DM
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total960 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N122DMRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2013 · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7987093 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 January 11, 2008 the pilot privacy data omitted and sole occupant departed the Fort Scott, KS municipal airport at approximately 2030 local destined to salina, KS. Shortly after take-off, during the climbout segment of the flight, the pilot noticed flames coming out from the engine cowling vents. The pilot initiated engine shut down procedures and was able to execute a power off return landing to the Fort Scott Municipal Airport. Upon landing the pilot was able to roll off the runway and onto a taxiway where the pilot egressed from aircraft. With the assistance of personnel on the ground the fire under engine cowl was extinguished with a hand held fire extinguisher. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 11, 2008 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SOLE OCCUPANT DEPARTED THE FORT SCOTT, KS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL DESTINED TO SALINA, KS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, DURING THE CLIMBOUT SEGMENT OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COWLING VENTS. THE PILOT INITIATED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND WAS ABLE TO EXECUTE A POWER OFF RETURN LANDING TO THE FORT SCOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO A TAXIWAY WHERE THE PILOT EGRESSED FROM AIRCRAFT. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND THE FIRE UNDER ENGINE COWL WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.