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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Waterloo, IA · September 13, 2010

Date: September 13, 2010 · 18:40 local
Place: Waterloo, IA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30216
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total250 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N30216Registration cancelled May 22, 2017 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916079 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After landing the engine quit. During the restart, the engine caught fire. The induction fire occurred during an attempt to restart the engine after it quit during the landing rollout. The pilot continued cranking the starter in an attempt to extinguish the fire, but was unable to get this accomplished. The flight instructor and his student then exited the aircraft and waited for crash fire rescue to extinguish the fire.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE RESTART, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE INDUCTION FIRE OCCURRED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER IT QUIT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT CONTINUED CRANKING THE STARTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR CRASH FIRE RESCUE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

Other reports on N30216 · 1

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

Accident 19790401010039AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Green Mt, WALanded halfway down runway, made go around. Struck fence post during climb out.Apr 1, 1979 · Substantial damage