# Incident 20240420003889I: Cessna 210, Goodyear, AZ, April 20, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Goodyear
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4233° N, 112.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX GOODYEAR (GYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4233&lon=-112.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9683T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9683T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240420003889I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT’S LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS IN 2021.   ON 4/20/2024 THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PIC PROCEEDED TO GOODYEAR AIRPORT TO RUN UP THE CESSNA’S ENGINE, SOMETHING HE ROUTINELY DID.  HE ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT TO THE CENTER OF THE TIE-DOWN AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE AIRPORT TOWER.  USING THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST HE TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP AND THEN STARTED THE ENGINE.  AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES HE NOTICED FLAMES APPEARING BEHIND THE RUDDER CONTROL PEDALS, IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PIC EXITED THE CABIN AND ATTEMPTED TO DOUSE THE USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  THIS EXTINGUISHER BROKE DOWN AND WAS NOT TO OPERATE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.  THE PIC LOOKED AROUND FOR ANY OTHER EXTINGUISHERS BUT DID NOT SEE ONE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.  THE PIC THEN RAN TO THE BASE OF THE CONTROL  TOWER AND CALLED FOR HELP.  A TOWER CONTROLLER THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT   THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED WITHIN 30 MINUTES, BUT BY THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## Other reports on N9683T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940728037569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940728037569I), Jul 28, 1994: Cessna 210A (N9683T), Texarkana, AR. Narrative: history of flight: on July 28, 1994, at 09:30 am CDT, an uneventful take off was made from Texarkana airport, Texarkana, AR. (Txk). After flying…
- [Incident 19890604043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604043789I), Jun 4, 1989: Cessna 210 (N9683T), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Gear horn sounded on landing rollout. Nose gear collapsed. Nose gear actuator rod end had failed. Minor damage.
- [Accident 19751227040879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751227040879A), Dec 27, 1975: Cessna 210 (N9683T), Blanca, CO, Substantial damage. Acft lnd on gravel rd. plt said he was uncertain of rwy cond at Blanca,a private strip.

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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