- Date
- October 20, 1985, 17:40 local (Oct 21, 1985, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2491YPiper PA28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851020059829A
- Case key
- 25002
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that after landing and turning onto the parallel taxiway, the engine quit. During an attempted re-start, fire was noticed coming from the engine compartment. The plt and his passenger evacuated the acft, and arpt personnel put out the fire. The acft was examined by an FAA airworthiness inspector who reported no evidence of broken, disconnected or leaking fluid lines forward of the firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2491Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8590078
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce V. Canton
- Registered owner
- Knolan Distributers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Airport
- PAO · Palo Alto, runway 30, 2,500 × 65 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 13 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.