# Incident 19830324013749I: Rkwell NA265, Pittsburgh, PA, March 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA265
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TFE731*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,437 total, 3,048 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324013749I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING LANDING. FOUND PILOTS FOOT WARMER PAD WITH BROKEN WIRE HAD BURNED HOLE IN CARPET.

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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