A C-195 pilot aborted takeoff after the engine failed and the cockpit filled with smoke.

Attributes
ACN	312644
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcn
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 195
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	312644
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed mcn approximately XA20 local, aug/mon/95, as sole occupant of a cessna 195. At about 200 ft AGL, engine sputtered and quit, and cabin immediately filled with smoke. Able to land and stop on remaining runway, called tower and was told 'contact departure.' replied 'negative, I'm back on the runway, cockpit full of smoke.' was able to extinguish fire with hand-held halon extinguisher, but it re-ignited and engulfed airplane before fire equipment arrived. If tower had observed takeoff and immediate landing, crash equipment could have arrived in time to prevent major damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C-195 PLT ABORTED TKOF AFTER THE ENG FAILED AND THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE.

Narrative: DEPARTED MCN APPROX XA20 LCL, AUG/MON/95, AS SOLE OCCUPANT OF A CESSNA 195. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, ENG SPUTTERED AND QUIT, AND CABIN IMMEDIATELY FILLED WITH SMOKE. ABLE TO LAND AND STOP ON REMAINING RWY, CALLED TWR AND WAS TOLD 'CONTACT DEP.' REPLIED 'NEGATIVE, I'M BACK ON THE RWY, COCKPIT FULL OF SMOKE.' WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE WITH HAND-HELD HALON EXTINGUISHER, BUT IT RE-IGNITED AND ENGULFED AIRPLANE BEFORE FIRE EQUIP ARRIVED. IF TWR HAD OBSERVED TKOF AND IMMEDIATE LNDG, CRASH EQUIP COULD HAVE ARRIVED IN TIME TO PREVENT MAJOR DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.