# Incident 20140419006109I: Piper PA-28-161, Van Nuys, CA, April 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2014, 15:05 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304EF-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total, 580 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419006109I

## Narrative

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

AN ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED DURING THE ENGINE START FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE CFI STATED HE USED THE CHECK LIST FOR A NORMAL START, THEN USED THE CHECK LIST FOR A FLOODED START. A BACK FIRE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE CFI AND THE STUDENT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED. THE FIRE CREW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE THAT WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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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