19851115076349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Napa, CA · November 15, 1985

Date
November 15, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7698P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total0 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke in cockpit and orange glow from cowling on takeoff. Landed with gear in transit. Exhaust manifold cracked.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND ORANGE GLOW FROM COWLING ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH GEAR IN TRANSIT. EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

Other reports on N7698P · 1

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