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FAA incident report · Vonk Anton Lancair PRO · Redmond, OR · June 10, 2010

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Date
June 10, 2010 · 11:19 local
Place
Redmond, OR
Airport
Roberts Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N750TV
Reported as
Vonk Anton Lancair PRO
Reported engine
WALTER M601 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N750TVRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2013 · Vonk Anton LANCAIR PROPJETS/N LIV-573 · Built 2005Airframe modelVonk Anton LANCAIR PROPJETEngine modelWalter M601 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On June 10, 2010 at approximately 1219 PDT, N750TV, a pressurized Lancair 4 turboprop was climbing out of 10500 MSL from bend, Oregon airport when the aircraft experienced smoke coming out from the windscreen. The purpose of the flight was to demonstrate the aircraft to a prospective buyer. Shortly after going through 10,500 MSL, the smoke became a raging stream according to the PIC. The PIC then initiated an emergency descent and shut off the electrical power to the aircraft. In addition, he deflated the door seal to the pressurized aircraft to evacuate the smoke. While in descent, the smoke turned into flame along the right of the windscreen. The PIC headed for the Redmond airport which has a control tower and since he shut off his electrical power, was unable to contact the tower. While on final approach to runway 28, the pilot shut the engine off and with the gear down, landed and brought the aircraft to a stop. He and the prospective buyer immediately evacuated the aircraft. Except for some smoke inhalation which did not require hospitalization, the pilot and perspective buyer were not injured. Total flight time was no more than 15 minutes. Post incident investigation by inspector jarvis cochran of portland FSDO revealed the carbon fiber instrument panel mounting tab had worn through the wire bundle behind the circuit breaker panel. This created a short and electrical fire. Of note is the 50 amp circuit breaker to the hydraulic pump located at the top of the circuit breaker panel did not pop with the fire. Damage was limited to the instrument panel, windscreen, right side fuselage adjacent to the circuit breaker panel, overhead interior primarily on the right side. The NTSB investigator after reviewing the damage classified it as minor, an incident. Aircraft logbooks were inspected and aircraft is shown to be airworthy with only 4 hours since since the last inspection. Aircraft is amateur built. A Lancair representative was present when inspector cochran inspected the aircraft damage. The representative indicated he will have the details of this incident put in the Lancair newsletter which gives owners and readers safety concerns that arise such as in this incident. No further action is planned.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 10, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1219 PDT, N750TV, A PRESSURIZED LANCAIR 4 TURBOPROP WAS CLIMBING OUT OF 10500 MSL FROM BEND, OREGON AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE WINDSCREEN. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE THE AIRCRAFT TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER. SHORTLY AFTER GOING THROUGH 10,500 MSL, THE SMOKE BECAME A RAGING STREAM ACCORDING TO THE PIC. THE PIC THEN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION, HE DEFLATED THE DOOR SEAL TO THE PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO EVACUATE THE SMOKE. WHILE IN DESCENT, THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAME ALONG THE RIGHT OF THE WINDSCREEN. THE PIC HEADED FOR THE REDMOND AIRPORT WHICH HAS A CONTROL TOWER AND SINCE HE SHUT OFF HIS ELECTRICAL POWER, WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE TOWER. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28, THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WITH THE GEAR DOWN, LANDED AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. HE AND THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. EXCEPT FOR SOME SMOKE INHALATION WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION, THE PILOT AND PERSPECTIVE BUYER WERE NOT INJURED. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY INSPECTOR JARVIS COCHRAN OF PORTLAND FSDO REVEALED THE CARBON FIBER INSTRUMENT PANEL MOUNTING TAB HAD WORN THROUGH THE WIRE BUNDLE BEHIND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THIS CREATED A SHORT AND ELECTRICAL FIRE. OF NOTE IS THE 50 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL DID NOT POP WITH THE FIRE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WINDSCREEN, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, OVERHEAD INTERIOR PRIMARILY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR AFTER REVIEWING THE DAMAGE CLASSIFIED IT AS MINOR, AN INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE INSPECTED AND AIRCRAFT IS SHOWN TO BE AIRWORTHY WITH ONLY 4 HOURS SINCE SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT IS AMATEUR BUILT. A LANCAIR REPRESENTATIVE WAS PRESENT WHEN INSPECTOR COCHRAN INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED HE WILL HAVE THE DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT PUT IN THE LANCAIR NEWSLETTER WHICH GIVES OWNERS AND READERS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARISE SUCH AS IN THIS INCIDENT. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED.