# Accident 20171127022449A: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Tucson, AZ, November 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2017, 12:05 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Cholla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3900° N, 110.9675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3900&lon=-110.9675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2526C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526C-2019-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171127022449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA037), Nov 27, 2017: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 550FG (N2526C), Oro Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate cooling time between repeated heavy braking applications, which resulted in the brakes overheating and a subsequent brake fire during the aborted takeoff sequence.

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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