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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Lake Wales, FL · May 13, 2013

Date: May 13, 2013 · 18:30 local
Place: Lake Wales, FL
Airport: Lake Wales
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: OFPS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N742RA
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 334 total109 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

N742RARegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2015 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841205 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instuctor and student pilot performed simulated engine failure. A landing was made at Lake Wales Airport(X07) and as the aircraft exited the runway to the taxiway the engine shut down. During the attemped restart the pilot smelled buring and noticed smoke from under the cowling and then flames. The pilot unsuccessfuly attempted to extinguish the fire. The Lake Wales fire department arrived and extinguished the fire.

As the FAA filed it

INSTUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. A LANDING WAS MADE AT LAKE WALES AIRPORT(X07) AND AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DURING THE ATTEMPED RESTART THE PILOT SMELLED BURING AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE COWLING AND THEN FLAMES. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULY ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE LAKE WALES FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.