# Incident 20191021018419I: Piper PA-28R-180, Crisfield, MD, October 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Crisfield, MD
- Airport: Crisfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9816° N, 75.8580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crisfield, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9816&lon=-75.8580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7484J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484J-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191021018419I

## Narrative

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

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

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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