<< >> NASA ASRS Report 486491, September 2000

A PA28-161 pilot abandoned his aircraft when smoke is detected coming from near the exhaust manifold on the ground at myf, ca.

Attributes
ACN	486491
Time
Date	200009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	486491
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : obs 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On sep/xa/00 at approximately XA50, I parked my PA28-161 at montgomery airport in san diego, ca, to refuel. After refueling, I started the engine, following the proper procedures stated in poh for taxiing. Shortly after the engine started, the engine stalled by itself, and I took an appropriate action (cut mixture, closed throttle, turned fuel pump off, disengaged starter) to find out what was happening in the airplane. As soon as a person standing behind the airplane notified me that smoke and flames were coming from the exhaust pipe in front of the engine, I got out of the airplane to visibly determine the situation. The smoke, which was coming out of the engine cowling (possibly invisible flames in the cowling) was observed. I requested the refueler personnel to use a fire extinguisher. After we finished extinguishing the smoke from the engine the ground personnel towed the airplane to its parking place.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28-161 PLT ABANDONED HIS ACFT WHEN SMOKE IS DETECTED COMING FROM NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE GND AT MYF, CA.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/00 AT APPROX XA50, I PARKED MY PA28-161 AT MONTGOMERY ARPT IN SAN DIEGO, CA, TO REFUEL. AFTER REFUELING, I STARTED THE ENG, FOLLOWING THE PROPER PROCS STATED IN POH FOR TAXIING. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENG STARTED, THE ENG STALLED BY ITSELF, AND I TOOK AN APPROPRIATE ACTION (CUT MIXTURE, CLOSED THROTTLE, TURNED FUEL PUMP OFF, DISENGAGED STARTER) TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE AIRPLANE. AS SOON AS A PERSON STANDING BEHIND THE AIRPLANE NOTIFIED ME THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE IN FRONT OF THE ENG, I GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE TO VISIBLY DETERMINE THE SIT. THE SMOKE, WHICH WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENG COWLING (POSSIBLY INVISIBLE FLAMES IN THE COWLING) WAS OBSERVED. I REQUESTED THE REFUELER PERSONNEL TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER WE FINISHED EXTINGUISHING THE SMOKE FROM THE ENG THE GND PERSONNEL TOWED THE AIRPLANE TO ITS PARKING PLACE.

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.