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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG · Tucson, AZ · November 27, 2017

Date
November 27, 2017 · 12:05 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
La Cholla
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2526C
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18LA037
Reported as
Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total30 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot aborted takeoff twice from liftoff speed. Rt brake and tire caught fire during taxiback from second abort which ignited rt fuel tank, fuel fire destroyed the aircraft wing and cabin as the airplane is of composite design.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF TWICE FROM LIFTOFF SPEED. RT BRAKE AND TIRE CAUGHT FIRE DURING TAXIBACK FROM SECOND ABORT WHICH IGNITED RT FUEL TANK, FUEL FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT WING AND CABIN AS THE AIRPLANE IS OF COMPOSITE DESIGN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.