# Incident 20140321003279I: Cessna 150J, Everett, WA, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 08:30 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Paine Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60558, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60558) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321003279I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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