# Incident 20150811019859I: Piper PA-28-151, San Diego, CA, August 11, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32988, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32988) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150811019859I

## Narrative

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

N32988 A PIPER PA28A HAD A ENGINE FIRE UPON STARTING, FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COWLINGS.

## Other reports on N32988 (1)

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

- [Incident 20071226830199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071226830199I), Dec 26, 2007: Piper PA28151 (N32988), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After exiting runway, airman utilized a downhill, turning taxiway. In the darkness he lost the taxiway centerline and struck a parked aircraft with the…

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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