# Incident 20200303006019I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161, Vero Beach, FL, March 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2020, 18:53 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4445Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102834, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303006019I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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