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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Parkton, NC · November 9, 1997

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Date
November 9, 1997 · 14:15 local
Place
Parkton, NC
Airport
Southern Comfort
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5883B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA028
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,237 total438 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
N5883BRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna 182AS/N 33883 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aborted takeoff. Ground looped. Smoke in cokpit. Gear failed wing hit ground. Battery cable shorted at firewall. (-23) the aircraft began takeoff at 1350 from Southern Comfort aerodrome, (35W) st. pauls, NC. Pilot reported seeing smoke in the cockpit and aborted takeoff. Aircraft bounced once before landing. Pilot initiated a hard right turn, after realizing he could not stop the aircraft before striking the trees located at the end of the runway. The aircraft left main landing gear collapsed, causing damage to the left wing, the nose gear, fire wall and propeller. Pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft without injury. Upon inspection of the area of smoke damage, inspector found an unapproved battery cable had been installed. Chaffing of the cable occurred when it came in contact with a stringer located under the co-pilot's pedals just aft of the cockpit firewall. Arcing and smoke followed, as the firewall insulating came in contact with the hot metal. The unapproved battery cable ran from the battery solenoid, aft of the baggage compartment, to the starter solenoid at the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF. GROUND LOOPED. SMOKE IN COKPIT. GEAR FAILED WING HIT GROUND. BATTERY CABLE SHORTED AT FIREWALL. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF AT 1350 FROM SOUTHERN COMFORT AERODROME, (35W) ST. PAULS, NC. PILOT REPORTED SEEING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE BEFORE LANDING. PILOT INITIATED A HARD RIGHT TURN, AFTER REALIZING HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE STRIKING THE TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE NOSE GEAR, FIRE WALL AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AREA OF SMOKE DAMAGE, INSPECTOR FOUND AN UNAPPROVED BATTERY CABLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED. CHAFFING OF THE CABLE OCCURRED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A STRINGER LOCATED UNDER THE CO-PILOT'S PEDALS JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT FIREWALL. ARCING AND SMOKE FOLLOWED, AS THE FIREWALL INSULATING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT METAL. THE UNAPPROVED BATTERY CABLE RAN FROM THE BATTERY SOLENOID, AFT OF THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, TO THE STARTER SOLENOID AT THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParkton, NCimproper installation of an auto battery cable which led to an in-flight fire due to the chaffed cable.Nov 9, 1997 · Substantial damage

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