# Incident 20010628018329I: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Norfolk, NE, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9855° N, 97.4351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9855&lon=-97.4351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2824J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2824J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628018329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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