# Incident 19911110056579I: Cessna 172N, Indianapolis, IN, November 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8307° N, 86.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8307&lon=-86.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5158E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5158E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110056579I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND FUEL GAUGE SHORTED INTERNALLY. CAUSED SMOKE.

## Other reports on N5158E (3)

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

- [Incident 19940318031159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318031159I), Mar 18, 1994: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: incident no IGL119401 during a dual instructional flight, the engine began to lose power during climb. The flight instructor elected to make a…
- [Incident 19911008050619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008050619I), Oct 8, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Destroyed a runway light.
- [Accident 19820613024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613024019A), Jun 13, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5158E), Marion, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims wind shift caused him to overshoot landing and run off end of runway.

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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