# Incident 19851022061539I: Piper PA32RT300, Rochester, NY, October 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1985, 08:48 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31995) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851022061539I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB. VECTORED TO LANDING. ENGINE DEGREASER RESIDUE SMOKED WITH HEATER USE.

## Other reports on N31995 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850830050599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830050599I), Aug 30, 1985: Piper PA32RT300 (N31995), Batavia, NY. Aircraft seemed to have a handling problem after takeoff. Uneven fuel load.

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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