# Incident 20120106001331I: Cessna 150F, Ft. Pierce, FL, January 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2012, 07:30 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8159F-2012-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 120 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120106001331I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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