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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 195 · Rutherfordton, NC · October 17, 2019

Date
October 17, 2019 · 15:20 local
Place
Rutherfordton, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N689TH
Reported as
Cessna 195
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total

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.

After rotation at approximately 50 feet, the pilot noticed the garmin 750 radio begin to flash, immediately followed by the cabin being filled with smoke and fumes. The pilot immediately shut master switch off and executed a landing. Maintenance technician found an unsecured antenna co axial cable had contacted the main bus bar causing the smoke and fumes.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GARMIN 750 RADIO BEGIN TO FLASH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN BEING FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT MASTER SWITCH OFF AND EXECUTED A LANDING. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOUND AN UNSECURED ANTENNA CO AXIAL CABLE HAD CONTACTED THE MAIN BUS BAR CAUSING THE SMOKE AND FUMES.