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FAA incident report · Zinair CH 2000 · Merced, CA · June 20, 2008

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Date
June 20, 2008 · 09:00 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Castle
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N378AM
Reported as
Zinair CH2000
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
638 total153 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days
N378AMRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000S/N 20-1065Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While performing a warm engine start, follwing the instructions of the instructor pilot (CFI) and the pilot operating handbook (POH), the student pilot primed the engine and attempted to start the engine. The engine failed to start and the student pilot primed the engine again. On second engine start attempt, the CFI noticed a plume of white smoke later changing to black smoke and flames coming from the engine compartment. Due to the smoke and flames, the student pilot and CFI exited the aircraft. On-site local fire department was dispatched and extinguished the fire. Inspection of the incident aircraft revealed minor ire damage to the following: engine cowl, engine carburetor, engine air box, engine heater, and engine wiring harness.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A WARM ENGINE START, FOLLWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) AND THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH), THE STUDENT PILOT PRIMED THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE STUDENT PILOT PRIMED THE ENGINE AGAIN. ON SECOND ENGINE START ATTEMPT, THE CFI NOTICED A PLUME OF WHITE SMOKE LATER CHANGING TO BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DUE TO THE SMOKE AND FLAMES, THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. ON-SITE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR IRE DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING: ENGINE COWL, ENGINE CARBURETOR, ENGINE AIR BOX, ENGINE HEATER, AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS.