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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Roanoke, VA · October 10, 1986

Date: October 10, 1986 · 09:35 local
Place: Roanoke, VA
Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight: Holding IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N1439T
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1439TRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2009 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7200039 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Shorted ammeter lead caused smoke in cockpit as wire burned thru oil line. ATC refused requested emergency actions.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTED AMMETER LEAD CAUSED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AS WIRE BURNED THRU OIL LINE. ATC REFUSED REQUESTED EMERGENCY ACTIONS.

Other reports on N1439T · 2

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

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