# Incident 20190117007679I: Piper PA-28-160, Tallahassee, FL, January 17, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2019, 11:17 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3968° N, 84.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALLAHASSEE INTL (TLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3968&lon=-84.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5973W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5973W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (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-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190117007679I

## Narrative

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

TALLAHASSEE, FL. N5973W, PA28, EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST PIPE FIRE ON START UP. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON RAMP PRIOR TO INTENDED DEPARTURE. POB: 2, NO INJURIES, MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

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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