# Incident 20230811021739I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, August 11, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- 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/20230811021739I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING THE RUN-UP CHECKLIST, THE ENGINE QUIT DURING THE IDLE CHECK. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT QUIT, AND AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED WHICH RESULTED IN A "BACKFIRE-LIKE SOUND" COMING FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE OF THE COWLING AND SMOKE COMING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. PILOT COMPLETED THE ENGINE FIRE DURING START CHECKLIST AND INSTRUCTED STUDENT PILOT TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER PILOT FINISHED THE CHECKLIST AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THE FIRE HAD ALREADY EXTINGUISHED. AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE ATTENDED THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAMP.

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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