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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Ft. Pierce, FL · January 6, 2012

Date: January 6, 2012 · 07:30 local
Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8159F
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 185 total120 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N8159FRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2012 · Cessna 150FS/N 15064259 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

A Cessna 150 aircraft intended for a training flight encountered an engine fire on the ground before flight. The student pilot stated he primed the engine and after numerous attempts observed black smoke and then proceeded to abandon the aircraft. During this time the engine started ignition, throttles and fuel all engaged began to accel forward onto the parking ramp where other aircraft wer moored. He also stated that once back in and gaining control applied the brakes, turning the aircraft right but, consequently struck a Piper (PA-28) parked nearby causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor damage to the Cessna. During the inspection the evidence is consistent with a carburetor fire damaging associated lines, with slight burn marks on the lower engine cowling. There was also damage to the right wing at the leading edge spar line & slight damage to the lower pilot door both minor.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA 150 AIRCRAFT INTENDED FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE FIRE ON THE GROUND BEFORE FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE PRIMED THE ENGINE AND AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ABANDON THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED IGNITION, THROTTLES AND FUEL ALL ENGAGED BEGAN TO ACCEL FORWARD ONTO THE PARKING RAMP WHERE OTHER AIRCRAFT WER MOORED. HE ALSO STATED THAT ONCE BACK IN AND GAINING CONTROL APPLIED THE BRAKES, TURNING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT BUT, CONSEQUENTLY STRUCK A PIPER (PA-28) PARKED NEARBY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA. DURING THE INSPECTION THE EVIDENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH A CARBURETOR FIRE DAMAGING ASSOCIATED LINES, WITH SLIGHT BURN MARKS ON THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AT THE LEADING EDGE SPAR LINE & SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PILOT DOOR BOTH MINOR.