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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Tupelo, MS · April 8, 2015

Date: April 8, 2015 · 16:30 local
Place: Tupelo, MS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N108CF
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,294 total55 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

N108CFRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.479 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed tup enroute to lit. Took on fuel. 30 minutes later tookoff for lit. Upon takeoff ground personnel noticed smoke coming from the aircraft. Ground personnel notified the tower. Tower contacted aircraft and advised of smoke. Aircraft returned to airport. The left main tire was on fire. Fire and rescue met the aircraft and extinguished the fire. The composite wheel fairing was burned and fell of before landing. It was recovered. The tire was also on fire. A small area of the bottom of the left wing had indication of delamination. Two persons on board. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED TUP ENROUTE TO LIT. TOOK ON FUEL. 30 MINUTES LATER TOOKOFF FOR LIT. UPON TAKEOFF GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND PERSONNEL NOTIFIED THE TOWER. TOWER CONTACTED AIRCRAFT AND ADVISED OF SMOKE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE AND RESCUE MET THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE COMPOSITE WHEEL FAIRING WAS BURNED AND FELL OF BEFORE LANDING. IT WAS RECOVERED. THE TIRE WAS ALSO ON FIRE. A SMALL AREA OF THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING HAD INDICATION OF DELAMINATION. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES.