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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Denton, TX · November 23, 2021

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Date
November 23, 2021 · 15:21 local
Place
Denton, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8265N
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N8265NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25478 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 23, 2021, at approximately 1457 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28, privacy data omitted took off from graham-clark airport (plk) with a destination of Denton enterprise airport (dto). About five miles out from the airport the pilot began smelling smoke and decided to close the floor vents to limit the smoke in the cockpit. After landing the privacy data omittedoperator was taxing the aircraft from the runway to the FBO when the engine quit. The pilot told the tower his engine was possibly on fire after smelling smoke and unable to restart on the taxiway. Airport operations to include firefighters were dispatched. They performed a visual inspection and revealed no fire and no external damage. The aircraft was towed to a maintenance hangar. Maintenance technicians determined the engine compartment had minor heat damage which may have been caused by fire. The aircraft was set outside the hangar by the technicians by request of owner. privacy data omittedOperator had his mechanic inspect and returned the aircraft to an airworthiness condition and flew it out of the north Texas area. NTSB was notified due to the nature of the incident "smoke in the cockpit".

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1457 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM GRAHAM-CLARK AIRPORT (PLK) WITH A DESTINATION OF DENTON ENTERPRISE AIRPORT (DTO). ABOUT FIVE MILES OUT FROM THE AIRPORT THE PILOT BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE AND DECIDED TO CLOSE THE FLOOR VENTS TO LIMIT THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE FBO WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT TOLD THE TOWER HIS ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY ON FIRE AFTER SMELLING SMOKE AND UNABLE TO RESTART ON THE TAXIWAY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE FIREFIGHTERS WERE DISPATCHED. THEY PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND REVEALED NO FIRE AND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD MINOR HEAT DAMAGE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET OUTSIDE THE HANGAR BY THE TECHNICIANS BY REQUEST OF OWNER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR HAD HIS MECHANIC INSPECT AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN AIRWORTHINESS CONDITION AND FLEW IT OUT OF THE NORTH TEXAS AREA. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT "SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT".