# Accident 20100531035169A: Piper PA-22-135, Wellington, KS, May 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2010, 22:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3244° N, 97.3872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3244&lon=-97.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1821P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1821P-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531035169A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31ST, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 LOCAL TIME, A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AFTER INCORRECTLY RESTARTING THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AT THE WELLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEGT), WELLINGTON, KANSAS.  THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT IS A PIPER PA-22-135 TRI-PACER, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT'S FAMILY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE NON-CERTIFICATED AIRMAN HAD LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE WELLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEGT) WITH THE INTENT OF EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT POWER WAS APPLIED TO INITIATE THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO A STOP, AT WHICH TIME, THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL IT ONTO THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY.  FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT, PRIMING THE ENGINE 6 OR 7 TIMES.  PER THE AIRMAN, DURING ONE ATTEMPTED START, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PASSENGER INDICATED THAT THERE WERE VISIBLE FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL; THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE THAT ENSUED.  A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED BY INSPECTORS FROM THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER AREA WAS EXPOSED TO THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF HEAT DURING THE FIRE; MINIMAL FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL.  FIRE INVESTIGATORS FROM THE WELLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THIS OBSERVATION DURING THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION; NO ORIGIN OF THE FIRE COULD BE DETERMINED.  THE NON-CERTIFICATED AIRMAN RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT; THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA287), Jun 1, 2010: Piper PA-22-135 (N1821P), Wellington, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: A fire of undetermined cause that originated in the airplane's cabin.

## Other reports on N1821P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030803020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030803020589I), Aug 3, 2003: Piper PA22135 (N1821P), Augusta, KS. (-23) The private pilot departed the Augusta, Kansas airport runway 18, at dusk on a pleasure flight operating under CFR 14 part 91. The engine quit…
- [Incident 19921009046639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921009046639I), Oct 9, 1992: Piper PA22135 (N1821P), Duchesne, UT. Engine failure en route. Forced landing on a road. Had cylinder failure.
- [Accident 19740522020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522020239A), May 22, 1974: Piper PA22135 (N1821P), AZ, Substantial damage

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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