What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Piper PA-28-161 aircraft assigned to fit encountered an engine compartment fire after landing. The crew reported that on roll out the engine stalled. They attempted a restart using normal checklist procedures without success and then tried using hot engine start procedures again without success and now observed smoke. The crew stated they completed the engine fire during start checklist however it did not successfully extinguish the fire. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the engine, engine compartment and cowlings, extending to the undercarriage, antenna, nose gear strut and possibly some windshield deformations but, cannot be substantiated. Although the engine firewall shows significant scorching and discoloration did not sustain any breach within its integrity. The NTSB has determined this fire an incident and no further action within their agency.
As the FAA filed it
A PIPER PA-28-161 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO FIT ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER LANDING. THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON ROLL OUT THE ENGINE STALLED. THEY ATTEMPTED A RESTART USING NORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESS AND THEN TRIED USING HOT ENGINE START PROCEDURES AGAIN WITHOUT SUCCESS AND NOW OBSERVED SMOKE. THE CREW STATED THEY COMPLETED THE ENGINE FIRE DURING START CHECKLIST HOWEVER IT DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COWLINGS, EXTENDING TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, ANTENNA, NOSE GEAR STRUT AND POSSIBLY SOME WINDSHIELD DEFORMATIONS BUT, CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE FIREWALL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SCORCHING AND DISCOLORATION DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY BREACH WITHIN ITS INTEGRITY. THE NTSB HAS DETERMINED THIS FIRE AN INCIDENT AND NO FURTHER ACTION WITHIN THEIR AGENCY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.