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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Westfield, MA · August 30, 2013

Date: August 30, 2013 · 14:30 local
Place: Westfield, MA
Airport: Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8823C
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8823CRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7615130 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 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.

On 8/30/2013, approx. 1415 hours, N8823C, Piper pa- 28 while taxiing after landing the motor stopped at the intersection of runway 02 and runway 33 at Barnes Municipal Airport (baf) Westfield, MA. 01085. Upon 6 tries to restart the engine it coughed out flames and then started to burn within the engine compartment. At this time the PIC and passenger departed the aircraft with no injuries. Airport fire department was coincidently within the immediate area conducting training and responded and quickly extinguished the fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8/30/2013, APPROX. 1415 HOURS, N8823C, PIPER PA- 28 WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING THE MOTOR STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 02 AND RUNWAY 33 AT BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BAF) WESTFIELD, MA. 01085. UPON 6 TRIES TO RESTART THE ENGINE IT COUGHED OUT FLAMES AND THEN STARTED TO BURN WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THIS TIME THE PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS COINCIDENTLY WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA CONDUCTING TRAINING AND RESPONDED AND QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.