What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot taxied onto runway 16 at Hawkins Field in Jackson Mississippi and prepared to takeoff. The pilot stated approximatley 15 seconds after turning on his landing lights and strobes he heard a loud bang. The bang occurred during takeoff roll. He observed fire and smoke coming from the left outboard wing area. He aborted the takeoff and taxied off the runway. The pilot exited the aircraft and extinguished the fire with the portable fire extinguisher from the aircraft. An explosion and fire occurred in the outboard section of the aircrafts left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 16 AT HAWKINS FIELD IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AND PREPARED TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED APPROXIMATLEY 15 SECONDS AFTER TURNING ON HIS LANDING LIGHTS AND STROBES HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE BANG OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. HE OBSERVED FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING AREA. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED IN THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.