20151024018599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Winneconne, WI · October 24, 2015

Date
October 24, 2015 · 15:15 local
Place
Winneconne, WI
Airport
Courtney Plummer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3979X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA021
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total2,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot reported that aircraft emitted smoke from under the engine cowl on final approach and the engine quit running upon touchdown on runway. After landing the aircraft became ingulfed in a ground fire.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT EMITTED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COWL ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INGULFED IN A GROUND FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3979X · 1

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