20150115000099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · January 15, 2015

Date
January 15, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Kendall Tamiami Executive Airp
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
D4RS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25995
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total140 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While pilot attempted to start aircraft engine following start-up procedures, aircraft engine caught on fire. Fire caused damage to engine accesories and engine's secondary structure.

No substantial damage to fire wall and primary structure.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START AIRCRAFT ENGINE FOLLOWING START-UP PROCEDURES, AIRCRAFT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE ACCESORIES AND ENGINE'S SECONDARY STRUCTURE.

NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIRE WALL AND PRIMARY STRUCTURE.