Incident Summary
A pilot was conducting practice takeoffs and landings. During the second landing, the pilot reported retarding the throttle to idle, and the engine died during the roll-out. A restart was accomplished, and another takeoff was completed. During the subsequent landing, the engine again stopped during the roll-out.
Sequence of Events
After the second engine stoppage, the restart attempt was not successful. The pilot continued cranking the engine, during which the throttle was pumped at least once. The pilot then noticed smoke and fumes coming from behind the instrument panel. He turned off electrical equipment and exited the aircraft. Outside, he observed fire around the nose strut. He reported turning off the fuel selector valve. The pilot was unable to extinguish the fire, and the aircraft was destroyed.