# Incident 20150408009919I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Tupelo, MS, April 8, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2576° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupelo, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2576&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,294 total, 55 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150408009919I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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