# Accident 20100507055589A: Swezey T/Mo VANS RV-10, Ridgeland, SC, May 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4897° N, 80.9881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4897&lon=-80.9881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110TD-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swezey T/Molnar D VANS RV-10 (registry code 056264H, https://openairdocs.org/model/swezey-t-molnar-d-vans-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEZEY T/MO VANS RV-10
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 135 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507055589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA256), May 7, 2010: Swezey T/Molnar D Vans RV-10 (N110TD), Ridgeland, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: An explosion and fire of unknown origin during taxi from landing. Contributing to the accident was the builder's noncompliance with the manufacturer's suggested designed fuel system.

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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