20191021018419I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Crisfield, MD · October 21, 2019

Date: October 21, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place: Crisfield, MD
Airport: Crisfield Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7484J
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7484JRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30843 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Crisfield, MD (W41): N7484J, PA28, departed from runway 32 and experienced smoke in flight, then returned to W41 and landed on runway 32 where the engine caught fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. Due to the fire in the engine bay, the cockpit instrument panel and interior sustained heavy damage.

Weather conditions during time of event:

Temperature-67 f

Dew point-54 f

Humidity-63%

Wind-var

Wind speed-6 mph

Wind gust-0 mph

Pressure-29.99 in

Precip-0.0 in

Condition-partly cloudy

As the FAA filed it

CRISFIELD, MD (W41): N7484J, PA28, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 32 AND EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN FLIGHT, THEN RETURNED TO W41 AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WHERE THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DUE TO THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY, THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTERIOR SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE.

WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING TIME OF EVENT:

TEMPERATURE-67 F

DEW POINT-54 F

HUMIDITY-63%

WIND-VAR

WIND SPEED-6 MPH

WIND GUST-0 MPH

PRESSURE-29.99 IN

PRECIP-0.0 IN

CONDITION-PARTLY CLOUDY