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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB10TOBAGO · Norfolk, NE · June 28, 2001

Date: June 28, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Norfolk, NE
Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2824J
Reported as: Socata TB10TOBAGO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N2824JRegistered now · Socata TB 10S/N 1154 Airframe modelSocata TB 10 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On Thursday, June 28, 2001, N2824J, a Socata TB-10 experienced an inflight fire and excessive smoke after departure from Karl Stefan Memorial Airport, Norfolk, Nebraska. While climbing the engine started to run rough, followed by smoke and fire from the left side of the engine cowling, followed by an engine shutdown while passing 800 feet AGL. The aircraft made an emergency return to the departure airport. Maintenance investigation revealed the number two cylinder exhaust stack disconnected from the muffler, and the clamp for the number four cylinder missing the retaining bolt and attaching hardware. The clamp for the number two cylinder was found laying inside the engine cowling during the investigation. This aircraft has been operated 3.9 hours since annual inspection, with the annual sign off dated April 24, 2001.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2001, N2824J, A SOCATA TB-10 EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA. WHILE CLIMBING THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND FIRE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE PASSING 800 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER EXHAUST STACK DISCONNECTED FROM THE MUFFLER, AND THE CLAMP FOR THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER MISSING THE RETAINING BOLT AND ATTACHING HARDWARE. THE CLAMP FOR THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS FOUND LAYING INSIDE THE ENGINE COWLING DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN OPERATED 3.9 HOURS SINCE ANNUAL INSPECTION, WITH THE ANNUAL SIGN OFF DATED APRIL 24, 2001.