Cessna 182 near Odessa, TX — 2018-07-16
Final reportCEN18LA272
- Date
- 2018-07-16
- Location
- Odessa, TX, USA
- Airport
- ODO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N182GQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
- Phase of flight
- Landing
Probable cause
An on-ground fire for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
NTSB narrative
After landing at the destination airport, the pilot smelled smoke, so he shut down the airplane, exited, and saw a fire in the vicinity of the baggage compartment. The fire consumed most of the fuselage and the inboard portion of both wings. The pilot recently had a lithium-ion battery installed in the emergency locator transmitter (ELT). However, the ELT and battery were examined and determined not to be the source of the fire. Investigators were not able to determine the origin of the fire due to the extent of fire damage.
Analysis
- Primary failure mode
- Other
- First missed decision gate
- Pilot could have checked for fire before exiting the aircraft.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 3 docket documents
Docket documents3
- NTSB Form 6120 Not Receivedform
- Accident Findingsother
- Photosphotos
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