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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: DFW05LA047 Aircraft Registration Number: N506MJ

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/29/2004 Most Critical Injury: Serious

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident Investigated By: NTSB

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone
Austin TX 78719 1330 CST

Airport Proximity: On Airport/Airstrip Distance From Landing Facility: 0

Aircraft Information Summary

Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Type of Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2C10 Airplane

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:
On December 29, 2004, about 1330 central standard time, a Bombardier CL-600-2C10 twin turbo-jet
airplane, N506MJ, operated as United Express Flight 7210, by Mesa Airlines, Inc., of Phoenix,
Arizona, performed an emergency evacuation after landing at the Austin-Bergstrom International
Airport (AUS), near Austin, Texas. The two airline transport rated pilots, two flight attendants,
and 55 passengers were not injured. One passenger sustained a serious injury. The airplane was
not damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan
had been filed for the scheduled passenger flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations
Part 121. The flight, which was destined for the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD),
had departed AUS approximately ten minutes earlier.

According to written statements provided by the flight crew and flight attendants, 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
Austin-Bergstrom International 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. The flight
attendants then assisted the passengers in the emergency evacuation. One Spanish speaking
passenger remained, and a flight attendant instructed her to "exit her way." Instead, the
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 smoke filling the cabin. The Liebherr Air Cycle Machine,
part number GG670-95009-1 was replaced, and a maintenance operational check was performed by
maintenance technicians. No further evidence of smoke was observed in the cabin.

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NTSB ID: DFW05LA047

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/29/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Landing Facility/Approach Information

Airport Name Airport ID: Airport Elevation Runway Used Runway Length Runway Width
Austin-Bergstrom International AUS 542 Ft. MSL 17L 9000 150

Runway Surface Type: Asphalt

Runway Surface Condition: Dry

Approach/Arrival Flown: NONE

VFR Approach/Landing: Traffic Pattern

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Serial Number
Bombardier CL-600-2C10 10073

Airworthiness Certificate(s): Transport

Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle

Amateur Built Acft? No
Engine Type:
Turbo Fan
- Aircraft Inspection Information
Type of Last Inspection
Number of Seats: 70 Certified Max Gross Wt. 72500 LBS Number of Engines: 1
Engine Manufacturer: Model/Series: Rated Power:
General Electric CF34-8C1 12670 LBS
Date of Last Inspection Time Since Last Inspection Airframe Total Time

Continuous Airworthiness Hours Hours

- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Information

ELT Installed?/Type Yes / ELT Operated? No ELT Aided in Locating Accident Site? No

Owner/Operator Information
Registered Aircraft Owner Street Address
299 S Main St FL12
Wells Fargo Bank NW City State Zip Code
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Street Address
Operator of Aircraft 410 N 44th Street Gateway 3 Building Suite 700
City State Zip Code
Mesa Airlines, Inc.
Phoenix AZ 85008
Operator Does Business As: Operator Designator Code: MASA
- Type of U.S. Certificate(s) Held:
Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s): Flag Carrier/Domestic

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air Carrier

Type of Flight Operation Conducted: Scheduled; Domestic; Passenger Only

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: DFW05LA047

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/29/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

First Pilot Information

Name City State Date of Birth Age

On File On File On File On File 49

Sex: M Seat Occupied: Left Occupational Pilot? Civilian Pilot Certificate Number: On File

Certificate(s): Airline Transport

Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land

Rotorcraft/Glider/LTA: None

Instrument Rating(s): Airplane

Instructor Rating(s): None

Current Biennial Flight Review? 10/2004

Medical Cert.: Class 1 Medical Cert. Status: Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim. Date of Last Medical Exam: 10/2004

This Make Airplane Airplane Instrument Lighter

All A/C
- Flight Time Matrix and Model Single Engine Mult-Engine
Night
Actual Simulated
Rotorcraft Glider
Than Air

Total Time 5000 2000

Pilot In Command(PIC)

Instructor

Instruction Received

Last 90 Days 100

Last 30 Days

Last 24 Hours

Seatbelt Used? Yes Shoulder Harness Used? Yes Toxicology Performed? No Second Pilot? Yes

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point State Airport Identifier Departure Time Time Zone

Austin TX AUS 1318 CST

Destination State Airport Identifier

Washington DC IAD

Type of Clearance: IFR

Type of Airspace:

Weather Information
Source of Wx Information:

Unknown

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: DFW05LA047

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/29/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information
WOF ID Observation Time Time Zone WOF Elevation WOF Distance From Accident Site Direction From Accident Site

AUS 1253 CST 542 Ft. MSL 0 NM Deg. Mag.

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered 16000 Ft. AGL Condition of Light: Day

Lowest Ceiling: None Ft. AGL Visibility: 10 SM Altimeter: 30.26 "Hg

Temperature: 13 ° C Dew Point: 7 °C Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Wind Direction: 180 Wind Speed: 5 Wind Gusts:

Visibility (RVR): Ft. Visibility (RVV) SM

Precip and/or Obscuration:

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: None Aircraft Fire: None Aircraft Explosion None

- Injury Summary Matrix Fatal Serious Minor None TOTAL

First Pilot 1 1
Second Pilot 1 1
Student Pilot

Flight Instructor

Check Pilot

Flight Engineer

Cabin Attendants 2 2
Other Crew

Passengers 1 55 56
- TOTAL ABOARD - 1 59 60
Other Ground

- GRAND TOTAL - 1 59 60

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NTSB ID: DFW05LA047

National Transportation Safety Board

FACTUAL REPORT Occurrence Date: 12/29/2004

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Administrative Information
Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)
Hector R. Casanova

Additional Persons Participating in This Accident/Incident Investigation:

Gary E Stamper
San Antonio FSDO
San Antonio, TX

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