# Incident 20080112011149I: Amtr RV8, York, PA, January 12, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2008, 18:10 local time
- Place: York, PA
- Airport: York
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9170° N, 76.8730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YORK (THV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9170&lon=-76.8730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lynn Ray RV-8 (registry code 05610AO, https://openairdocs.org/model/lynn-ray-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 650 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080112011149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FUEL AT THV AT 1735 HRS. DURING PRE-TAKEOFF ENGINE CHECK, AT 1810 HRS, IN RWY 35 RUN-UP AREA, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FLASH FIRE. PILOT STATED HE NOTED STRONG FUEL ODORS DURING CHECK AND HE OBSERVED FLAMES ORIGINATING UNDER RIGHT WING. PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND EGRESSED FROM AIRCRAFT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHILE MOVING AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTED FIRE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN HEARD A SMALL CONCUSSIVE EVENT FROM INSIDE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN FLAMES FOR LESS THAN 30 SECONDS AND FIRE SELF EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR HEAT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING FLAP AND SHEET METAL DEFORMATION TO FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN FORWARD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK PORT CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED. THE FUEL CAP WAS LOCATED ALONGSIDE THE TAXIWAY TO RWY 35, ADJACENT TO INCIDENT SITE.

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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