C182 pilot over-primed the engine for engine start. An engine fire was the result.

Attributes
ACN	603861
Time
Date	200312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 54
ASRS Report	603861
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The aircraft was preflted with a checklist. During starting procedure the engine was over-primed with fuel. The flooded engine start procedure was used. This did not allow engine start. Upon the second start after priming, smoke was noticed coming out of the engine cowling. The aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT OVER-PRIMED THE ENG FOR ENG START. AN ENG FIRE WAS THE RESULT.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS PREFLTED WITH A CHKLIST. DURING STARTING PROC THE ENG WAS OVER-PRIMED WITH FUEL. THE FLOODED ENG START PROC WAS USED. THIS DID NOT ALLOW ENG START. UPON THE SECOND START AFTER PRIMING, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT OF THE ENG COWLING. THE ACFT WAS EVACED.

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.