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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · March 3, 2020

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Date
March 3, 2020 · 18:53 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Regional
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
ECPS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4445Y
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total
N4445YRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842403 · Built 2015Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming O-320-D3GReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon rollout from landing, flat nose tire. It was a perfectly normal soft landing. Stopped aircraft on rwy 22 intersection c. had maintenance replace nose tire. Went through normal start up procedures to taxi aircraft to ramp. The airplane did not start on initial attempt. Tried second attempt airplane did not start. Student noticed flames/orange light from left engine compartment. Did the engine fire on startup checklist, evacuated aircraft, and instructor put fire out with fire extinguisher.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ROLLOUT FROM LANDING, FLAT NOSE TIRE. IT WAS A PERFECTLY NORMAL SOFT LANDING. STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON RWY 22 INTERSECTION C. HAD MAINTENANCE REPLACE NOSE TIRE. WENT THROUGH NORMAL START UP PROCEDURES TO TAXI AIRCRAFT TO RAMP. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT START ON INITIAL ATTEMPT. TRIED SECOND ATTEMPT AIRPLANE DID NOT START. STUDENT NOTICED FLAMES/ORANGE LIGHT FROM LEFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DID THE ENGINE FIRE ON STARTUP CHECKLIST, EVACUATED AIRCRAFT, AND INSTRUCTOR PUT FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER.