ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385770
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| Date: | Thursday 14 June 2001 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Huffman Flying Service |
| Registration: | N554HA |
| MSN: | 7715134 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11528 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Venice, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Venice Municipal Airport, FL (VNC/KVNC) |
| Venice, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During taxi after landing the airplane's engine stalled. The pilot's first attempt to restart was unsuccessful. He cleared the engine by attempting to restart with full throttle and the mixture in idle cutoff. On his second start attempt the engine again failed to start, and upon seeing smoke, he ceased cranking the engine, and exited the airplane⦠Most of the fire damage was to the left side of the engine compartment. The airplane had a 2-year history of intermittent stalling problems after landing. The carburetor had been replaced on four occasions, including the day of the fire. The fuel and ignition systems had been checked repeatedly during troubleshooting and various repairs accomplished to include spark replacement, internal magneto timing, and fuel filter cleaning.
Probable Cause: an on ground fire that started in the engine due to an excessive fuel flow causing the engine to flood. A factor in this accident was the pilot-in-command did not follow all the emergency procedures for an engine fire during start.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA236
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 07:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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