ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283849
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-SCE |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
According to the reporting of the incident the aircraft was pulled out of the operator’s Hangar onto their Apron for a pre-flight inspection and start-up. During a start-up procedure whereby, the aircraft was cranked several times, a smoke was observed emanating from the bottom of the engine compartment by a bystander and suddenly saw flames coming from the same position. The bystander ran towards the positing where he was able to attract the attention of the pilot at a safe distance from the aircraftand alerted the pilot to cut the engine and to disembarked. The instructor and his student immediately switched off the engine and disembarked the aircraft. Firefighting equipment was brought to the sceneby the operator personnel and fire was extinguished.
Sources:
CAA S.A.
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