# Accident 20110427010349A: Chang Tien-Chien RV-10, Minford, OH, April 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2011, 09:44 local time
- Place: Minford, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8769° N, 82.8511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8769&lon=-82.8511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718PF-2011-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chang Tien-Chien RV-10 (registry code 05630QV, https://openairdocs.org/model/chang-tien-chien-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHANG TIEN-CHIEN RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO540-D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110427010349A

## Narrative

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

N718PF WAS IN PHASE I FLIGHT TEST. ON APPROACH TO PIKE COUNTY AIRPORT (KEOP) THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW.  HE TURNED ON BOOST PUMP AND THE FUEL PRESSURE WENT BACK TO WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. HOWEVER, HE NOTICE THE FUEL FLOW WAS VERY HIGH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION.  ABOUT FOUR MILESFROM PORTSMOUTH AIRPORT, AND RIGHT AFTER HE ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TOLAND ON RUNWAY 18, HE SMELLED SMOKE. WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN HE SAW FIRE INFRONT RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF CENTER TUNNEL AND FIREWALL.HE DISCHARGED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE FIRE STOPPED. IMMEDIATELY ALOT OF SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. HE SHUT THE FUEL VALVE AND OPENED THEPILOT SIDE DOOR TO VENT THE SMOKE. THE DOOR FLEW AWAY AND SOME SMOKEFLEW OUT AS WELL. HE USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGAIN AND DISCHARGED ITTOWARD THE TUNNEL WHICH DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.  THE PILOT SAW THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR A PASTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND BANKED HARD TO LAND.  THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER A BARN AND UNDER THE TELEPHONE LINE ALONG THE ROAD (LUTHER RD, MINFORD)   THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND THE AIRPLANEIMPACTED AN UPHILL SLOPE. THE AIRPLANE SLID FORWARD UNTIL IT STOPPED OVER THE TOP OF THE HILL.  AT THIS TIME THEFIRE WAS STILL CONTAINED IN THE TUNNEL.  THE PILOT JUMPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AND CALLED 911.THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR BURN (1/8" DIAMETER) ON HIS HAND.FLM REVIEW BY RJH 05/10/2011

## 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 CEN11CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA321), Apr 27, 2011: Chang RV-10 (N718PF), Minford, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose fuel line fitting, which caused a fuel leak and subsequent in-flight fire.

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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