What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The plt reported that he noticed smoke and some flames coming out from the engine cowling while he was attempting to start the engine. He and his safety pilot exited the acft and extinguished the fire with the assistance from ground personnel using another fire extinguisher.
The pilot stated that he had been on a time-buidling flt and had only been at the arpt about 15 minutes, when he was asked how much time had elapsed since the engine was shutdown from the prior flt. He noted that he was using the acft checklist start procedures at the time the fire occurred.
Examination of photos provided by the operator dom revealed that the engine and acft damage was limited to the mags, carburetor, control cable, hoses and wiring.
As the FAA filed it
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED SMOKE AND SOME FLAMES COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE COWLING WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE. HE AND HIS SAFETY PILOT EXITED THE ACFT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM GROUND PERSONNEL USING ANOTHER FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN ON A TIME-BUIDLING FLT AND HAD ONLY BEEN AT THE ARPT ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WHEN HE WAS ASKED HOW MUCH TIME HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FROM THE PRIOR FLT. HE NOTED THAT HE WAS USING THE ACFT CHECKLIST START PROCEDURES AT THE TIME THE FIRE OCCURRED.
EXAMINATION OF PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE OPERATOR DOM REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE AND ACFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE MAGS, CARBURETOR, CONTROL CABLE, HOSES AND WIRING.
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