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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sean Derosier G-202 · Santa Barbara, CA · May 2, 2023

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Date: May 2, 2023 · 11:44 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CGXGS
Reported as: Sean Derosier G-202
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-375
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Aircraft cgxgs (canadian registered) departed Santa maria, CA (ksmx) with final destination of winslow-lindbergh, AZ (kinw). Pilot diverted to Santa Barbara (ksba) to wait for more favorable weather. Upon touchdown at ksba, air traffic control (ATC) advises pilot of flames or smoke coming from aircraft. The pilot exited runway at taxiway c, powered down aircraft and began addressing the fire with a hand-held fire extinguisher. Ultimately the fire damaged the interior and the underside of the aircraft. The damge to the underside of aircraft was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CGXGS (CANADIAN REGISTERED) DEPARTED SANTA MARIA, CA (KSMX) WITH FINAL DESTINATION OF WINSLOW-LINDBERGH, AZ (KINW). PILOT DIVERTED TO SANTA BARBARA (KSBA) TO WAIT FOR MORE FAVORABLE WEATHER. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT KSBA, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) ADVISES PILOT OF FLAMES OR SMOKE COMING FROM AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT EXITED RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY C, POWERED DOWN AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN ADDRESSING THE FIRE WITH A HAND-HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ULTIMATELY THE FIRE DAMAGED THE INTERIOR AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.