# Incident 20140519008949I: Piper PA-28-161, Melbourne, FL, May 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2014, 09:25 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617FT-2024-03-25) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 783 total, 300 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519008949I

## Narrative

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

THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AN ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE THE CFI WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE SO THE STUDENT COULD PERFORM HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT.

THE CFI REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DETAILS: HE INITIALLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AFTER A DUAL-INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  THE STUDENT THEN ATTEMPTED THREE HOT START PROCEDURES, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT START.  AFTER THOSE ATTEMPTS, THE CFI CHECKED THE COWLING FOR ANY INDICATION OF FUEL FLOODING AND DIDN?T OBSERVE ANY.  HE GOT BACK IN THE AIRPLANE AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE HIMSELF. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE COWLING. THE CFI ADVISED THE STUDENT OF AN ENGINE FIRE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF. HE AND THE STUDENT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND HE INFORMED ATC OF THE FIRE VIA TELEPHONE.  A FIRE TRUCK WAS ON SITE WITHIN 2 MINUTES AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

## Other reports on N617FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001130041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130041649A), Nov 30, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 4 at Melbourne international airport (mlb) the student pilot was instructed by the control tower to turn right on taxiway romeo.…

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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