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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Saint Augustine, FL · February 22, 2016

Date: February 22, 2016 · 20:15 local
Place: Saint Augustine, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: JUFS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41618
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA119
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 895 total

N41618Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415295 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 22 approximately 2000 local time instructor pilot landed with student on runway 13, Saint Augustine (sgj). They were returning from a training flight in N41618. Upon taxiing off the runway they noticed the engine had stopped. Instructor informed ATC that they were having difficulty and would call them when ready to taxi. Instructor attempted to restart the airplane. After attempting to restart the student noticed smoke from near the engine compartment. Instructor quickly turned everything off and student and instructor exited the airplane. Instructor called 911 and informed them of the emergency. There was no fire extinguisher in the airplane. The first emergency personnel to arrive was a policeman with a small fire extinguisher which he quickly used; by this time the engine had been burning for 10-15 minutes. When the fire department arrived they put the small remaining fire out. Neither one of the occupants was injured in the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 22 APPROXIMATELY 2000 LOCAL TIME INSTRUCTOR PILOT LANDED WITH STUDENT ON RUNWAY 13, SAINT AUGUSTINE (SGJ). THEY WERE RETURNING FROM A TRAINING FLIGHT IN N41618. UPON TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY THEY NOTICED THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED. INSTRUCTOR INFORMED ATC THAT THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY AND WOULD CALL THEM WHEN READY TO TAXI. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE AIRPLANE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE STUDENT NOTICED SMOKE FROM NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTOR QUICKLY TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRPLANE. INSTRUCTOR CALLED 911 AND INFORMED THEM OF THE EMERGENCY. THERE WAS NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE AIRPLANE. THE FIRST EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO ARRIVE WAS A POLICEMAN WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH HE QUICKLY USED; BY THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BURNING FOR 10-15 MINUTES. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THEY PUT THE SMALL REMAINING FIRE OUT. NEITHER ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED IN THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA16LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Augustine, FLThe flight instructor's overpriming of the engine during start, which resulted in a carburetor fire. Contributing to the severity of accident was the flight instructor's failure to follow the Pilot Operating Handbook's engine fire during start emergency…Feb 22, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N41618 · 1

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

Accident 19740602014169AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Corapeake, NCLanding strip was a mowed field. Ldg gr hit canal,sheared gr.Jun 2, 1974 · Substantial damage