# Incident 20211223021339I: Piper PA-32R-301T, Granbury, TX, December 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2021, 14:15 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4484° N, 97.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4484&lon=-97.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8158B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8158B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 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/20211223021339I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEING FLOWN FOR REBUILT ENGINE BREAKIN. FLIGHT NORMAL. ON GEAR DOWN FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. ON ROLLOUT TO TURNOFF STARTED TO SEE SMOKE FROM ENGINE COWL VENTS. AFTER PARKING AND EXIT OF AIRCRAFT THE OCCUPANTS SAW FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE COWL VENTS. FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH HAND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.

## Other reports on N8158B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071224831859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071224831859I), Dec 24, 2007: Piper PA32R301T (N8158B), Destin, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On dec 24, 2007, at 0730 CST local, a Piper PA-32RG, N8158B, departed pensacola, FL (pns) and was passing through 10,0000'. Pilot noticed smoke coming…
- [Incident 19850220008489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220008489I), Feb 20, 1985: Piper PA32R301T (N8158B), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. Pilot was reading a map while taxiing. Left taxiway and nose gear collapsed in soft dirt.

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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