# Incident 20150115000099I: Cessna 152, Miami, FL, January 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall Tamiami Executive Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D4RS
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25995) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 140 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115000099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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