# Incident 20230702007299I: Piper PA-28-181, Hutchinson, KS, July 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0662° N, 97.8605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUTCHINSON RGNL (HUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0662&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6234C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6234C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702007299I

## Narrative

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

I FOLLOWED THE ENGINE START CHECKLIST, BUT A FIRST START ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  I HAD ENGAGED THE STARTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 SECONDS IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEREFORE I WAITED ABOUT 40 SECONDS BEFORE RETRYING PER THE STARTER LIMITATIONS. BEFORE I COULD INITIATE A SECOND START ATTEMPT, I SAW PILOTS IN FRONT OF ME WAVING AND YELLING SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF, REMOVED THE KEYS, TURNED THE MASTER OFF AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. I SAW SMOKE ON THE FRONT OF THE PLANE, RAN OVER TO THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER STATION AND TOLD BYSTANDERS TO CALL 911. I SPRAYED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON THE FRONT OF THE COWLING.  I THEN RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT TO VERIFY THAT MASTER AND FUEL WAS OFF AND EXITED WHEN VISIBLE SMOKE REAPPEARED.  AFTER 1-2 MINUTES OF SMOKE, FLAMES BECAME VISIBLE JUST PRIOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVING.  ONCE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, I GAVE MY INFORMATION TO THE ONSITE FIRE COMMANDER.

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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