<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1011551, May 2012

PA-28 pilot reported a fire in the engine compartment during engine start. Pilot extinguished fire with a nearby garden hose.

Attributes
ACN	1011551
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Driven Pump
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1300 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

While attempting an engine start; smoke was noticed coming from the cowling. I exited the aircraft and opened the cowling and noticed flames in the bottom of the cowling. Knowing the location of a nearby garden hose; I extinguished the fire with water. My guess is that the excess fuel came from the accelerator pump and the ignition source was a backfire from the engine. Damage was limited to bubbled paint on the cowling.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 pilot reported a fire in the engine compartment during engine start. Pilot extinguished fire with a nearby garden hose.

Narrative: While attempting an engine start; smoke was noticed coming from the cowling. I exited the aircraft and opened the cowling and noticed flames in the bottom of the cowling. Knowing the location of a nearby garden hose; I extinguished the fire with water. My guess is that the excess fuel came from the accelerator pump and the ignition source was a backfire from the engine. Damage was limited to bubbled paint on the cowling.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.