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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Hickory, NC · August 24, 2018

Date: August 24, 2018 · 02:45 local
Place: Hickory, NC
Airport: Hickory Regional
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79241
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N79241Registered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17257991 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted to start the engine 6 times, following the aircraft check list. Pilot reported, as he walked away from the aircraft to the FBO for help, he turned back to look at the aircraft to find flames coming from the engine air-intake. Pilot quickly ran back to aircraft, to shut off the fuel supply and with the hand held fire extinguisher, located on-board the aircraft, put out the engine induction fire. Ptrs # 201804212.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE 6 TIMES, FOLLOWING THE AIRCRAFT CHECK LIST. PILOT REPORTED, AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FBO FOR HELP, HE TURNED BACK TO LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT TO FIND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AIR-INTAKE. PILOT QUICKLY RAN BACK TO AIRCRAFT, TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY AND WITH THE HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER, LOCATED ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, PUT OUT THE ENGINE INDUCTION FIRE. PTRS # 201804212.