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FAA accident report · Cessna 310K · Miami, FL · June 5, 1998

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Date
June 5, 1998 · 16:15 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N366J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA192
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Reported engine
Continental IO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,043 total361 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N366JRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2008 · Cessna 310KS/N 310K0086 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 310KEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Unknown to pilot an explosion had occurred in left wing. Fuel leak chaged battery cable arced. Burned hole in wing. (.4)during takeoff an explosion inside the left wing resulted in a short duration fire. The flight continued and landed uneventfully. The upper and lower wing skins were displaced and fire damage was noted aft of the battery box. The positive battery cable was chafing against an open adel clamp located near the battery box; the pk screw was not in place. Arching was noted on the battery cable. Testing of the left auxiliary fuel tank revealed seepage from the fuel tank vent line. The fuel tank was not properly secured inside the wing. Damage to the external portion of the auxiliary fuel tank near the vent line was noted. Previous fuel seepage from the left wing auxiliary fuel tank was evident in the form of damage on the ground beneath the left wing area greater than damage to the ground beneath the right wing area. Also, a wax type residue was found on the lower wing skin in the area of the fuel seepage. The service manual indicates to check electrical cables for condition every 100 hours.

As the FAA filed it

UNKNOWN TO PILOT AN EXPLOSION HAD OCCURRED IN LEFT WING. FUEL LEAK CHAGED BATTERY CABLE ARCED. BURNED HOLE IN WING. (.4)DURING TAKEOFF AN EXPLOSION INSIDE THE LEFT WING RESULTED IN A SHORT DURATION FIRE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS WERE DISPLACED AND FIRE DAMAGE WAS NOTED AFT OF THE BATTERY BOX. THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS CHAFING AGAINST AN OPEN ADEL CLAMP LOCATED NEAR THE BATTERY BOX; THE PK SCREW WAS NOT IN PLACE. ARCHING WAS NOTED ON THE BATTERY CABLE. TESTING OF THE LEFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK REVEALED SEEPAGE FROM THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED INSIDE THE WING. DAMAGE TO THE EXTERNAL PORTION OF THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK NEAR THE VENT LINE WAS NOTED. PREVIOUS FUEL SEEPAGE FROM THE LEFT WING AUXILIARY FUEL TANK WAS EVIDENT IN THE FORM OF DAMAGE ON THE GROUND BENEATH THE LEFT WING AREA GREATER THAN DAMAGE TO THE GROUND BENEATH THE RIGHT WING AREA. ALSO, A WAX TYPE RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER WING SKIN IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL SEEPAGE. THE SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES TO CHECK ELECTRICAL CABLES FOR CONDITION EVERY 100 HOURS.

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 MIA98LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOpa-Locka, FLThe fuel leak due to improper installation of the left auxiliary fuel tank by maintenance personnel. Also, inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by maintenance personnel for failure to identify the missing screw from the adel clamp resulting in chafing…Jun 5, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N366J · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020609025329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Champaign-Urban, IL(-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot was cleared for touch and go while performing patern work. Pilot selected gear down but did not get nose gear safe indication. Pilot tried new light bulb and also tried hand cranking the gear up and back down twice. A fly-by…Jun 9, 2002 · Substantial damageIncident 20000204020989ILevel Off Touchdown · Jacksonville, FL(-23)Craig tower (crg) issued N366J clearence to land on runway 23 but instructed pilot to make a go-around when it was apparent that the landing gear was not down. Aircraft went around and landed runway 23, taxied to Craig air center and parked. Damage to…Feb 4, 2000 · Minor damageIncident 19920810037139IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tampa, FLElectrical failure en route. Elected to land at airport with inoperable lights. Struck runway sign. No NOTAM issuedAug 10, 1992 · Minor damage