Cessna 150M N63206

Summary

On 18 March 1993 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N63206, operated by Bill LAW Aviation, was involved in an accident near Rochester, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 1993 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rochester, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Rochester Intl (ROC)

Coordinates

43.0890, -77.6395

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N63206

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bill LAW Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO93LA051

Nobody was injured.

A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO OVER-PRIMING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

IT WAS A COLD DAY, AND AS THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR EARLIER, THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT PRE-HEAT THE ENGINE. HIS THREE ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, SO HE DECIDED TO PRE-HEAT. HE PRIMED THE ENGINE, BUT THIS ATTEMPT WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL, SO TWO ADDITIONAL SHOTS OF PRIME WERE APPLIED. BY THIS TIME, THE BATTERY WAS INEFFECTIVE, SO THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED THAT AN EXTERNAL START WAS REQUIRED. WHILE EXITING THE AIRPLANE, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWLING. HE ADVISED THE STUDENT TO VACATE THE AREA, AND HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. BY THE TIME HE HAD RETURNED WITH AN EXTINGUISHER, THE FIRE HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.