# Incident 20111105026139I: Piper PA-30, Pbi, FL, November 5, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2011, 17:13 local time
- Place: Pbi, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3088G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3088G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total, 397 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105026139I

## Narrative

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

UPON START UP, THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, A MECHANIC FOUND A LOOSE FITTING ON THE FUEL SERVO INLET LINE, CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE AND IGNITE.

## Other reports on N3088G (1)

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

- [Incident 20210113002129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210113002129I), Jan 13, 2021: Piper PA-30 (N3088G), Atlanta, GA, No damage. The pilot experienced a high workload coming into pdk and was provided with complicated instructions from ATC. On short final the pilot experienced gusty…

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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