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PA-34 student pilot reported encountering an engine fire while taxiing for takeoff; resulting in the student and instructor evacuating the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1687761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 26 Flight Crew Total 272 Flight Crew Type 23 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Regarding the fire incident this morning with aircraft X at ZZZ; here are the facts. I was with my instructor. I was told aircraft X was out of maintenance and assigned to me. Did the pre-flight and everything seemed normal. Pre-flight and final walk around was checked by [instructor]. The plan for this lesson was to practice landings. We taxi to runway xxr; did the run up; after it; we were cleared for takeoff to do a close traffic. Took off; did the first pattern and landed. Exit runway xxr at taxiway X. Then I requested ground control taxi back to runway xxr. When we were holding short runway xxr at taxiway B; I was doing pre-takeoff checklist when I noticed smoke coming from the right engine cowling. Then the first thing I did was kill the right mixture. My instructor saw the smoke and we shut down everything; including fuel selectors; and electrical. We exited the aircraft and stayed away from it. Because it was a fire we acted quickly and couldn't advise ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-34 student pilot reported encountering an engine fire while taxiing for takeoff; resulting in the student and instructor evacuating the aircraft.
Narrative: Regarding the fire incident this morning with Aircraft X at ZZZ; here are the facts. I was with my instructor. I was told Aircraft X was out of maintenance and assigned to me. Did the pre-flight and everything seemed normal. Pre-flight and final walk around was checked by [Instructor]. The plan for this lesson was to practice landings. We taxi to Runway XXR; did the run up; after it; we were cleared for takeoff to do a close traffic. Took off; did the first pattern and landed. Exit Runway XXR at Taxiway X. Then I requested Ground Control taxi back to Runway XXR. When we were holding short Runway XXR at Taxiway B; I was doing pre-takeoff checklist when I noticed smoke coming from the right engine cowling. Then the first thing I did was kill the right mixture. My instructor saw the smoke and we shut down everything; including fuel selectors; and electrical. We exited the aircraft and stayed away from it. Because it was a fire we acted quickly and couldn't advise ATC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.