# Incident 20110804018289I: Piper PA-28-161, Titusville, FL, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5148° N, 80.7992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPACE COAST RGNL (TIX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5148&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601FT) (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: 667 total, 108 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804018289I

## Narrative

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

AN AIRCRAFT AFFILIATED WITH ORLANDO FLIGHT TRAINING (ACA) IN MERRITT ISLAND ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, PERFORMING FULL STOP/TAXI BACK AT THE TICO AIRPORT IN TITUSVILLE, FL. DURING ONE OF THE FULL STOP LANDINGS & TAXI, THE PIC AFTER TAKING CONTROL STATED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER; HE APPLIED POWER BUT THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND ON A THIRD ATTEMPT, WITH THE FUEL PUMP & MIXTURE ON, THE CREW IDENTIFIED SMOKE, IMMEDIATELY THEY ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE FIRE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND POH REQUIRED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ISOLATED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN INDUCTION FIRE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE FUEL. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WITH MAINTENANCE INDICATED THE POSSIBILITY OF A CARBURETOR WITH LOW IDLE MIXTURE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AS TO WHY IT MAY HAVE SHUT DOWN BUT NOT SUBSTANTIATED. ALSO, THE PIC PRIMING THE THROTTLE WHILE TRYING TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THE OTHER VARIABLES INVOLVED WERE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED,MULTIPLE TAKE OFF & LANDS, TEMPERATURES BOTH WITH THE ENGINE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE CARBURETOR, FIREWALL WIRING, STARTER & ALTERNATOR WIRING; FUEL/OIL HOSES, PUMP AND ENGINE MOUNT BUSHINGS. SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS WILL REQUIRE INSPECTION FOR SERVICEABILITY BEFORE RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT LATER INFORMED ME THE REPAIRS ALTHOUGH SEEM COSTLY ARE MINOR. THEY ALSO AGREED THE ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN FLOODED BY EXCESSIVE PRIMING DURING START.

## Other reports on N601FT (3)

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

- [Accident 20160629020919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629020919A), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N601FT), Merrit Island, FL, Substantial damage. On June 29, 2016 around 1:00PM a flight school aircraft with a flight instructor and student pilot where performing local pattern flying during landing on roll…
- [Incident 20111216028629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111216028629I), Dec 16, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N601FT), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Student pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] (atqa would not pull up correct airman) student landed for full stop during solo…
- [Incident 20051212030279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212030279I), Dec 12, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N601FT), Melbourne, FL. (-23) Was performing basic maneuvers over practice area bravo, NE of Melbourne. When recovering from a power off stall engine started to lose power, student…

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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