# Incident 20230427011679I: Piper PA-28-151, Van Nuys, CA, April 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2023, 14:27 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40798, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40798) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 1,122 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230427011679I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING USED TO CONDUCT TRAINING IN THE VAN NUYS AIRSPACE. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 16L, THE ENGINE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES AND ULTIMATELY STOPPED. AFTER THE PILOT-IN-CHARGE (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE A COUPLE TIMES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND FIRE CREWS DISPATCHED. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE PIC WITH A HANDHELD FIRE EXTUISHER.

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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