What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While making a 180 turn on the runway in preparation for takeoff of runway 6 the pilot heard a muffled "pop" sound when he advanced the throttle followed by seeing a puff of smoke. Pilot shut down the engine climbed out of the airplane and noticed flames coming from under the aircraft. The aircraft left wing and cockpit was destroyed in the fire. There was minor fire damage to the engine but severe fire damage to engine mount, and accessory area between the cylinder baffle shround and fire wall.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE MAKING A 180 TURN ON THE RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF OF RUNWAY 6 THE PILOT HEARD A MUFFLED "POP" SOUND WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOLLOWED BY SEEING A PUFF OF SMOKE. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AND COCKPIT WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THERE WAS MINOR FIRE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE BUT SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT, AND ACCESSORY AREA BETWEEN THE CYLINDER BAFFLE SHROUND AND FIRE WALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.