# Accident 20190320001699A: Piper PA-28-140, Savannah, GA, March 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2019, 15:06 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1283° N, 81.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1283&lon=-81.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2667Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2667Q-2019-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 78 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190320001699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA176), Mar 20, 2019: Piper PA28 (N2667Q), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct the engine starting procedures in accordance with the Pilot’s Operating Handbook, which resulted in an engine fire.

## Other reports on N2667Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20001013019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013019229I), Oct 13, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N2667Q), Denton, TX, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19991106035139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991106035139I), Nov 6, 1999: Piper PA28140 (N2667Q), Denton, TX, Minor damage. (-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.,…

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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