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FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · Everett, WA · March 21, 2014

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Date
March 21, 2014 · 08:30 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Paine Field
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N60558
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N60558Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15070401Airframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N60558 was preparing for a local flight when, during the initial start up of the day, the engine was cold and apparently difficult to start. After running briefly, the engine quit, and the pilot attempted a flooded start when smoke and flames were evident from the aft engine cowling. The pilot and passenger turned off the ignition and fuel and made an emergency exit from the aircraft. Everett/Paine Field fire department was called from the airport traffic control tower and they responded to the ramp where the aircraft was parked. The fire was immersed in foam, and extinguished. The pilot and passenger indicated no injuries and remained in the vicinity of the aircraft until the fire department finished. The aircraft did not move from its location during the event. Airworthiness investigated and suspected the carburetor had flooded, and when started, backfired, igniting the residual fuel overspill. No operational error indicated. NTSB released to FAA, and amended the accident to an incident.

As the FAA filed it

N60558 WAS PREPARING FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN, DURING THE INITIAL START UP OF THE DAY, THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND APPARENTLY DIFFICULT TO START. AFTER RUNNING BRIEFLY, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FLOODED START WHEN SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE EVIDENT FROM THE AFT ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. EVERETT/PAINE FIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED FROM THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND THEY RESPONDED TO THE RAMP WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE WAS IMMERSED IN FOAM, AND EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER INDICATED NO INJURIES AND REMAINED IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINISHED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MOVE FROM ITS LOCATION DURING THE EVENT. AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATED AND SUSPECTED THE CARBURETOR HAD FLOODED, AND WHEN STARTED, BACKFIRED, IGNITING THE RESIDUAL FUEL OVERSPILL. NO OPERATIONAL ERROR INDICATED. NTSB RELEASED TO FAA, AND AMENDED THE ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT.