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Instructor with IFR student on starting engine has engine fire. Pulls mixture to idle, evacuate/evacuations aircraft, used fire extinguisher.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383456 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dec |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Musketeer 23 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 383456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The checklist for starting was followed. I believe that fuel was coming out of the carburetor and was ignited. I saw the glow of the fire and pulled the mixture to idle cutoff and opened the throttle and continued cranking, trying to suck the fire into the engine. When that was unsuccessful we evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft and used a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. I believe that the decisions and actions taken were made and done properly and quickly. It is hard for me to believe that someone with less experience, for example a student, would be able to react to this situation because it is something that is never practiced -- just talked about.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH IFR STUDENT ON STARTING ENG HAS ENG FIRE. PULLS MIXTURE TO IDLE, EVACS ACFT, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Narrative: THE CHKLIST FOR STARTING WAS FOLLOWED. I BELIEVE THAT FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE CARB AND WAS IGNITED. I SAW THE GLOW OF THE FIRE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF AND OPENED THE THROTTLE AND CONTINUED CRANKING, TRYING TO SUCK THE FIRE INTO THE ENG. WHEN THAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WE EVACED THE ACFT AND USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TAKEN WERE MADE AND DONE PROPERLY AND QUICKLY. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE WITH LESS EXPERIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE A STUDENT, WOULD BE ABLE TO REACT TO THIS SIT BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEVER PRACTICED -- JUST TALKED ABOUT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.