# Incident 20100215027209I: Cessna 150M, Hartford, CT, February 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2010, 18:31 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7658U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 9 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100215027209I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2010, N7658U, A CESSNA 150M, S/N 15077784, WAS INVOLVED IN A CARBURETOR FIRE DURING INITIAL STARTING OF THIS AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. JOEL GARCIA, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE # 3383691, WAS PERFORMING ENGINE START AND WARM UP INTENDED FOR FLIGHT AFTER PRIMING AND THROTTLE SETTING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD) MIDFIELD TIE-DOWN PAD #3 DURING THE INCIDENT. MR. GARCIA INTENDED ON LOGGING SOME NIGHT FLIGHT TIME TO BECOME MORE PROFICIENT. MR. GARCIA STATED HE PRIMED THE ENGINE 5 TIMES DUE TO THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE BEING 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE CURRENT CESSNA 150M OPERATIONS MANUAL STATES TO PRIME THE ENGINE 3-6 TIMES FOR THIS CARBURETED CONTINENTAL ENGINE. AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANG AND WITNESSING FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE FRONT INLET AREA OF THE ENGINE COWLING, MR. GARCIA EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. PERSONNEL FROM PREMIER FLIGHT CENTER WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT FIRE AND PROVIDED AN ABC TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO DOUSE THE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL IGNITION. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY PREMIER FLIGHT CENTER AND WAS BEING RENTED BY MR. GARCIA AT THE TIME.INCIDENT PTRS: EA63201004903

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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