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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Georgetown, DE · January 28, 2017

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Date
January 28, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place
Georgetown, DE
Airport
Delaware Coastal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3659Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA097
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,082 total
N3659ZRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2017 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-7556 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot took off using runway 28 from Delaware Coastal Airport (kged), as he climbed and reached 1400 feet, he noticed smoke coming from behind the instrument panel area and then from the glareshield area. The smoke was very thick and "toxic". privacy data omitted Was unable to breathe or see out the window. He opened the vent door on the side to get some air and proceeded to look for the runway to land. As he went back to flying the aircraft, he noticed flames by his feet and legs. As he approached the runway, pieces of the headliner started to fall on his head, causing burns to his skin and eye. After clearing his face, privacy data omitted was able to see the runway once again and "sideslipped" the aircraft to land. After touchdown, he pulled the mixture and throttle off to shut down the engine and pulled on the brake handle. The aircraft did not stop when the brake handle was pulled. At that point, he unbuckled his seat belt harness and jumped off. The aircraft continued to roll off the runway into the field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF USING RUNWAY 28 FROM DELAWARE COASTAL AIRPORT (KGED), AS HE CLIMBED AND REACHED 1400 FEET, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA AND THEN FROM THE GLARESHIELD AREA. THE SMOKE WAS VERY THICK AND "TOXIC". ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE OR SEE OUT THE WINDOW. HE OPENED THE VENT DOOR ON THE SIDE TO GET SOME AIR AND PROCEEDED TO LOOK FOR THE RUNWAY TO LAND. AS HE WENT BACK TO FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED FLAMES BY HIS FEET AND LEGS. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, PIECES OF THE HEADLINER STARTED TO FALL ON HIS HEAD, CAUSING BURNS TO HIS SKIN AND EYE. AFTER CLEARING HIS FACE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO SEE THE RUNWAY ONCE AGAIN AND "SIDESLIPPED" THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE PULLED THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE OFF TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND PULLED ON THE BRAKE HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE HANDLE WAS PULLED. AT THAT POINT, HE UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT HARNESS AND JUMPED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA17LA097Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, DEAn in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage to the airplane.Jan 28, 2017 · Destroyed