Piper PA-28-161 N43745

Summary

On 5 August 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N43745, operated by Thunderbird Aviation, was involved in an accident near Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

East Gull (BRD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N43745

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thunderbird Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis → Brainard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA300

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING AND THE PILOT TURNED OFF ONTO A TAXIWAY. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE HOT ENGINE. DURING THIS TIME, SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT EXITED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED A SMALL FIRE (FLAMES) IN THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS READILY AVAILABLE, SO THE FIRE JUST BURNED ITSELF OUT, BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. AND INVESTIGATION REVEALED FIRE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BUT NO LEAKS OR BROKEN FUEL LINES WERE FOUND. THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING THE CARBURETOR WAS CONSIDERED, BUT THIS WAS NOT VERIFIED. HOWEVER, THE CARBURETOR FLOAT LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE 1/64 OF AN INCH LOW.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.