What happened
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An aircraft assigned to fit aviation in melbourne on an instruction flight with two students were performing touch and go landings at the Valkaria airport. During one of the full stop landings, the students repositioned for further instruction. When attempting start-up, the engine caught fire. Preliminary findings show damage to the engine cowling, propeller, both lord & engine mounts, the altimeter wiring, belt and other associated equipment. Follow up procedures by the school & maintenance department determined it should be made known, but no immediate action had been taken for several days following the incident. There wasn't an on scene investigation. I spoke to the maintenance department and gave them permission to move the aircraft as required. They informed me the aircraft obtained only minor damage. Later upon my inspection at the facility, they determined it would be easier to remove the engine in the field, transfer it back to make all the necessary repairs. The maintenance department stated, that it appears the cause may be, the aircraft was flooded during start- up causing raw fuel into the air box and then while cranking caught a spark from the alternator. All preliminary inspections deem no part failure at this time.
As the FAA filed it
AN AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO FIT AVIATION IN MELBOURNE ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WITH TWO STUDENTS WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE VALKARIA AIRPORT. DURING ONE OF THE FULL STOP LANDINGS, THE STUDENTS REPOSITIONED FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION. WHEN ATTEMPTING START-UP, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SHOW DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER, BOTH LORD & ENGINE MOUNTS, THE ALTIMETER WIRING, BELT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. FOLLOW UP PROCEDURES BY THE SCHOOL & MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT SHOULD BE MADE KNOWN, BUT NO IMMEDIATE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THERE WASN'T AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. I SPOKE TO THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND GAVE THEM PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AS REQUIRED. THEY INFORMED ME THE AIRCRAFT OBTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. LATER UPON MY INSPECTION AT THE FACILITY, THEY DETERMINED IT WOULD BE EASIER TO REMOVE THE ENGINE IN THE FIELD, TRANSFER IT BACK TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT STATED, THAT IT APPEARS THE CAUSE MAY BE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOODED DURING START- UP CAUSING RAW FUEL INTO THE AIR BOX AND THEN WHILE CRANKING CAUGHT A SPARK FROM THE ALTERNATOR. ALL PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS DEEM NO PART FAILURE AT THIS TIME.
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