# Accident 20170128001289A: Piper PA-22-150, Georgetown, DE, January 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Delaware Coastal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6875° N, 75.3592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6875&lon=-75.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3659Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3659Z-2017-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,082 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170128001289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA097), Jan 28, 2017: Piper PA22 (N3659Z), Georgetown, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage to the airplane.

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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