# Incident 20111219029839I: Piper PA-28-161, Ocala, FL, December 19, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2011, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OFPS
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536CA-2019-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 260 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111219029839I

## Narrative

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

DURING A ENGINE START PRIOR TO FLIGHT ON A HOT ENGINE CREW HAD INDICATION OF AN ENGINE FIRE. CREW EXITED AIRCRAFT AND AS A PRECAUTION APPLIED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

## Other reports on N536CA (1)

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

- [Accident 20170819011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170819011709A), Aug 19, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N536CA), Mohave, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 18 at sun valley airport near fort Mohave, Arizona. During the flare, just prior to touchdown, pilot stated that he encountered a strong…

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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