# Incident 20180824024649I: Cessna 172K, Hickory, NC, August 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2018, 02:45 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79241, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79241) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180824024649I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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