# Incident 20230916013029I: Piper PA-28-161, FL, September 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230916013029I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER DURING LANDING ROLL AT PRIOR TO TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY. ENGINE RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE CFI STATED HE IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE AIRCRAFT BUT HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF.

THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CFI RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF. AFTER SELECTING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ADDITIONALLY, LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND HELPED EXTINGUISH THE FIRE COMPLETELY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N142ND (1)

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

- [Incident 19940508029599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508029599I), May 8, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N142ND), Northwood, ND. Distracted by rough engine. Run a fuel tank dry. Failed to switch to other with fuel. Made off airport landing

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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