# Incident 20230615010869I: Piper PA-44-180, Centennial, CO, June 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7701A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7701A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230615010869I

## Narrative

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

0N JUNE 15, 2023, ON TAXIWAY LUAW, AT CENTENNIAL AIPORT (APA), CENTENNIAL, CO, N7701A, A PIPER SEMINOLE PA-44, RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A CARBURATOR BACKFIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. TAXIWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY.

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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