What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 29, 2016 around 1:00PM a flight school aircraft with a flight instructor and student pilot where performing local pattern flying during landing on roll out the aircraft engine stalled at the end of the runway the. Flight instructor tried to re-start the engine and an engine fire started in the carburetor air box and was unable to extinguish the fire until using a fire extinguisher directly on the fire.
Aircraft inspected found to have substantial damage to engine firewall forward to propeller from fire which started in the carburetor air box .the fire damage all the all of wiring, engine baffle system, tubing, cowling and engine. The amount of heat damage sustain made it unable to determine if any mechanical issues related to the cause the fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 29, 2016 AROUND 1:00PM A FLIGHT SCHOOL AIRCRAFT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WHERE PERFORMING LOCAL PATTERN FLYING DURING LANDING ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STALLED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE AND AN ENGINE FIRE STARTED IN THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX AND WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UNTIL USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DIRECTLY ON THE FIRE.
AIRCRAFT INSPECTED FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE FIREWALL FORWARD TO PROPELLER FROM FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX .THE FIRE DAMAGE ALL THE ALL OF WIRING, ENGINE BAFFLE SYSTEM, TUBING, COWLING AND ENGINE. THE AMOUNT OF HEAT DAMAGE SUSTAIN MADE IT UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE CAUSE THE FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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