Bombardier CL-600-2C10 N506MJ
29 December 2004 · Austin, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 December 2004 at about 19:30 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2C10 registered N506MJ, operated by Mesa Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, United States. 60 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS)
- Coordinates
- 30.2019, -97.6667
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2C10
- Registration
- N506MJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mesa Airlines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Austin → Washington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05LA047
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
Probable cause
The failure of an air conditioning pack, which resulted in a haze filling the cabin. A contributing factor was the failure of the passenger to follow evacuation instructions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the takeoff roll, both flight attendants observed a haze in the cabin. As the airplane rotated and began to climb, the haze thickened. At approximately 500 feet above ground level (agl), the smoke detector in the rear lavatory sounded, the "smoke toilet" message was displayed in the cockpit, and a strong odor of smoke was present. The captain declared an emergency and returned to the airport. According to a statement provided by the flight attendants, after a safe and uneventful landing, the captain ordered an emergency evacuation utilizing the airplane's four exits. A passenger exited the airplane through a window exit and fractured a bone in her right foot. Company maintenance personnel examined the airplane and "found that an air conditioning pack that had failed," which would have resulted in a haze in the cabin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bombardier CL-600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2004 | Bombardier CL-600 | Snow Hill, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Horizon Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Mesa Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2004 | Bombardier CL-600-2A12 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Air Castle Corporation | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2004 | Lockheed 1329-23E | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Kenneth Green | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Bell 407 | Pyote, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-60-601P | Lakeway, Texas, United States | Curtis Treadwell | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rachel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Mooney M20F | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |