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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Savannah, GA · March 20, 2019

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Date
March 20, 2019 · 15:06 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah/Hilton Head International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2667Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA176
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total78 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N2667QRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2019 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7725203Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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

On March 20, 2019 about 1506 eastern daylight time, a Piper cherokee, P-28-140, N2667Q, was substantially damaged after losing control on runway 01 during landing roll out and catching fire after the pilot attempted to restart the engine at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (sav) Savannah, Georgia.

The flight departed summerville airport (dyb); summerville, south carolina at 1415, destined for sav after the pilot received his temporary airman certificate for private pilot earlier that afternoon. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91.

The PIC was landing on runway 01 with a 10 knot crosswind with 17 knot gusts. The aircraft POH states the maximum crosswind component in which the aeroplane has been demonstrated to be safe for take-off and landing is 17 knots at a tower height of 33 feet.

The private pilot was not injured.

Aircraft substained damage to the right hand wing tip and lower right hand outboard wing skin during landing and the propeller had damage to the blade tips from a pro strike.

PA-28-140 POH states engine fires during start are usually the result of overpriming, PIC attempted to start the engine when hot. Engine caught fire and the aircraft was substantially damaged as a result. Engine fire damage was observed to the left hand side of the engine compartment, nose wheel fairing, left seat cockpit floor, fuselage skin, and firewall.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 20, 2019 ABOUT 1506 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER CHEROKEE, P-28-140, N2667Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LOSING CONTROL ON RUNWAY 01 DURING LANDING ROLL OUT AND CATCHING FIRE AFTER THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT THE SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SAV) SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT (DYB); SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA AT 1415, DESTINED FOR SAV AFTER THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS TEMPORARY AIRMAN CERTIFICATE FOR PRIVATE PILOT EARLIER THAT AFTERNOON. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

THE PIC WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 WITH A 10 KNOT CROSSWIND WITH 17 KNOT GUSTS. THE AIRCRAFT POH STATES THE MAXIMUM CROSSWIND COMPONENT IN WHICH THE AEROPLANE HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE SAFE FOR TAKE-OFF AND LANDING IS 17 KNOTS AT A TOWER HEIGHT OF 33 FEET.

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP AND LOWER RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD WING SKIN DURING LANDING AND THE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE TO THE BLADE TIPS FROM A PRO STRIKE.

PA-28-140 POH STATES ENGINE FIRES DURING START ARE USUALLY THE RESULT OF OVERPRIMING, PIC ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHEN HOT. ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT. ENGINE FIRE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOSE WHEEL FAIRING, LEFT SEAT COCKPIT FLOOR, FUSELAGE SKIN, AND FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSavannah, GAThe pilot's failure to conduct the engine starting procedures in accordance with the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, which resulted in an engine fire.Mar 20, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2667Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20001013019229IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Denton, TX(-23) The student pilot was endorsed for solo flight by his flight instructor on September 27, 2000. He had a total of 0.9 hours of solo practice before this flight on October 13, 2000. The weather at the time of departure was good visibility and very light…Oct 13, 2000 · Minor damageIncident 19991106035139ILevel Off Touchdown · Denton, TX(-23) On 11/06/1999, at 14:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, registration number N2667Q, owned by north American flight academy, 5007 airport rd., Denton, Texas, experienced a hard landing on a pleasure flight VFR conditions prevailed and no flight…Nov 6, 1999 · Minor damage