# Incident 20100913046429I: Piper PA-28-161, Waterloo, IA, September 13, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2010, 18:40 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30216-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100913046429I

## Narrative

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

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 19790401010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401010039A), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N30216), Green Mt, WA, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway, made go around. Struck fence post during climb out.

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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