# Incident 20110505010579I: Piper PA-38-112, Hollister, CA, May 5, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2011, 11:50 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLISTER MUNI (CVH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2578L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578L-2016-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 126 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110505010579I

## Narrative

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

IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT OF N2578L, A PIPER PA-38-112 WAS ON LANDING ROLL AT HOLLISTER AIRPORT (CVH) WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, AND DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE WAS STARTING TO COME OUT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT CALLED ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY AND THE LOCAL FBO CAME OUT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  THE FIRE DAMAGED MOST OF THE ALUMINUM AND RUBBER HOSES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## Other reports on N2578L (3)

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

- [Accident 20130822022509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130822022509A), Aug 22, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N2578L), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. On August 22, 2013, N2578L a Piper tomahawk, made an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The crew received no…
- [Accident 19910430014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910430014009A), Apr 30, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2578L), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on flare for landing in strong crosswind. Landed in a crab angle. Left runway. Struck sign
- [Incident 19870929064529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929064529I), Sep 29, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2578L), Grove City, PA, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control on takeoff roll. Departed runway side and collapsed gear.

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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