What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09-07-2010 at 0900 PDT, a PA28-235 , N32025 while taxiing from its hanger to the runway struck a fence while on the taxiway. The aircrafts right wingtip immediately caught on fire at the same time the aircraft was rotated into the fence causing the propeller to strike the fence causing sudden stoppage to the engine. Additional fire damage was caused by straw that caught on fire causing the entire right wing and engine cowling to receive fire damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09-07-2010 AT 0900 PDT, A PA28-235 , N32025 WHILE TAXIING FROM ITS HANGER TO THE RUNWAY STRUCK A FENCE WHILE ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WINGTIP IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED INTO THE FENCE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE FENCE CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE. ADDITIONAL FIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAW THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE ENTIRE RIGHT WING AND ENGINE COWLING TO RECEIVE FIRE DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N32025 · 1
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