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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210L · Oxnard, CA · March 7, 2005

Date: March 7, 2005 · 21:05 local
Place: Oxnard, CA
Airport: Oxnard Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2044S
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA108
Reported as: Cessna 210L
Reported engine: Continental IO520L
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total17 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N2044SRegistration cancelled May 5, 2006 · Cessna 210LS/N 21061011 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 210L Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot started takeoff roll on RW25 at Oxnard Airport at approximately 2105 PST. During the takeoff roll the pilot first noticed some bright white flashes and then smoke coming from behind and the top of the instrument panel. The pilot aborted the takeoff by pulling back the throttle to ground idle, mixture to idle cut off, turned off master electrical power and turned off both magnetos. Once the aircraft was stopped, the pilot and passengers evacuated the airplane. The pilot then discharged the fire extinguisher into the instrument panel, pulled the aircraft clear of runway 25 and called 911 on his cell phone for the Oxnard fire department. While waiting for the fire department to arrive the smoke from behind the instrument panel intensified and then burst into flames and fire burned from the panel towards the back of the plane. The fire department arrived and put the fire out. The pilot was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. End none to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL ON RW25 AT OXNARD AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 2105 PST. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT FIRST NOTICED SOME BRIGHT WHITE FLASHES AND THEN SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND AND THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BY PULLING BACK THE THROTTLE TO GROUND IDLE, MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF, TURNED OFF MASTER ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURNED OFF BOTH MAGNETOS. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT THEN DISCHARGED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, PULLED THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF RUNWAY 25 AND CALLED 911 ON HIS CELL PHONE FOR THE OXNARD FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE THE SMOKE FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTENSIFIED AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND FIRE BURNED FROM THE PANEL TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PLANE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE PILOT WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AT THE SCENE. END NONE TO FOLLOW.

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 LAX05FA108Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportOxnard, CAA pinhole leak in the fuel pressure line during the takeoff roll that was ignited by an electrical arc associated with wires adjacent to the fuel line. A contributing factor in the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a…Mar 8, 2005 · Substantial damage