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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quasar Acft 214SL · Fort Worth, TX · July 22, 2011

Date: July 22, 2011 · 17:21 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Meacham
Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89QL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA504
Reported as: Quasar Acft 214SL
Reported engine: HKS 700E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,668 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N89QLRegistered now · Quasar Acft 214SLS/N 089 Airframe modelQuasar Acft 214SL Engine modelHKS 700E4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft engine quit between run-up area and take off position for runway 16. Engine was re-started or an attempted re-start and caught fire. Aircraft was pushed off the runway behind the hold short line and fire was extinguished. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT BETWEEN RUN-UP AREA AND TAKE OFF POSITION FOR RUNWAY 16. ENGINE WAS RE-STARTED OR AN ATTEMPTED RE-START AND CAUGHT FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY BEHIND THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA504Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Worth, TXA fuel leak in the engine compartment, which resulted in an engine fire.Jul 22, 2011 · Substantial damage