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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Swezey T/Mo VANS RV-10 · Ridgeland, SC · May 7, 2010

Date
May 7, 2010 · 15:00 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N110TD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA256
Reported as
Swezey T/Mo Vans RV-10
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total135 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 05/07/2010, aircraft N110TD, was on final approach for landing when the pilot noticed a fuel odor in the cabin. After the aircraft landed and exited the runway an explosion occurred which blew out the windows and door. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft and both received burns to their bodies. The aircraft was destroyed by the fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/07/2010, AIRCRAFT N110TD, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHICH BLEW OUT THE WINDOWS AND DOOR.THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH RECEIVED BURNS TO THEIR BODIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.