# Incident 20160718012419I: Piper PA-28-161, Kissimmee, FL, July 18, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2016, 22:22 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2898° N, 81.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE GATEWAY (ISM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2898&lon=-81.4371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143ND-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 83 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718012419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE ALLOWED ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN UP THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COWLS.

## Other reports on N143ND (2)

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

- [Incident 20000429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429018449I), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N143ND), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)After landing, aircraft engine quit running. When restart was attemped a engine fire accured. The engine fire source appeared to be generated from the…
- [Accident 19910416011342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011342A), Apr 16, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N143ND), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Horizontal stabilator was cut on under side by prop of N114ND. Both entering pattern. Did not see traffic.

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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