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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Clarion, PA · August 19, 2014

Date: August 19, 2014 · 18:30 local
Place: Clarion, PA
Airport: Clarion County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8099W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,447 total199 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

N8099WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2194 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N8099W was departing on runway 6 at Clarion County Airport. CFI, detected a slight engine roughness at 400 feet. CFI proceeded to conduct a magneto check which checked fine. The student, quickly turned on the carburetor heat and turned it off without instruction from the CFI. The student believed that he saw smoke and declared an engine fire as the engine began to shutdown. CFI took control of the airplane and turned the plane to a grass field. CFI and student attempted a restart of the engine. The engine did not restart and began the secure engine checklist. CFI landed the airplane under no power in field.

As the FAA filed it

N8099W WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 6 AT CLARION COUNTY AIRPORT. CFI, DETECTED A SLIGHT ENGINE ROUGHNESS AT 400 FEET. CFI PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A MAGNETO CHECK WHICH CHECKED FINE. THE STUDENT, QUICKLY TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND TURNED IT OFF WITHOUT INSTRUCTION FROM THE CFI. THE STUDENT BELIEVED THAT HE SAW SMOKE AND DECLARED AN ENGINE FIRE AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTDOWN. CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND TURNED THE PLANE TO A GRASS FIELD. CFI AND STUDENT ATTEMPTED A RESTART OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND BEGAN THE SECURE ENGINE CHECKLIST. CFI LANDED THE AIRPLANE UNDER NO POWER IN FIELD.