# NTSB CEN23LA294: Pipistrel Lsa S R L Alpha Trainer, N201ZM, Lee's Summit, MO, July 8, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 7, 2023, 20:30 local (Jul 8, 2023, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Lee's Summit, MO
- Coordinates: 38.959097, -94.371895
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9591&lon=-94.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192601/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192601
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA294

## Probable cause

An engine fire after landing for reasons that could not be determined.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=060009K), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=060009K), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Analysis

After completion of a local flight, the pilot landed and exited the runway. Shortly after exiting the runway the airplane’s engine stopped running. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, which was unsuccessful, and he noticed smoke. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane and a fire ensued that damaged the forward fuselage and firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that the fire was concentrated in an area near the left carburetor. Examination of the carburetor did not reveal any anomalies; however, the extent of the fire damage precluded determination of the source of the fire.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201ZM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201ZM-2024-10-05), registration cancelled 2024-10-05, S/N 913 AT 912 LSA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL LSA S R L ALPHA TRAINER
- Registry model: [Pipistrel Lsa S R L ALPHA TRAINER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (registry code 060009K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 913 AT 912 LSA
- Year built: 2018
- Airframe hours: 436
- Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Summit Flight Academy LLC
- Registered owner: Summit Flight Academy LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 2023
- Airport: LXT, Lee'S Summit Muni, runway 36, 5,501 × 100 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Airframe parachute, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 18, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 8,750 total, 8 in this make and model, 7,565 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observed at: KLXT
- METAR: METAR KLXT 080153Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP101 T02330194=

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192601. 3.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16666280&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Accident photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 831 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16666193&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf
- Record of conversation with FAA inspector (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16672205&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20ROC-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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