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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA28161 · Middletown, PA · March 13, 1994

Date: March 13, 1994 · 19:00 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: SKNS
Aircraft: N4374B
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total700 in this make and model120 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.

Narrative: on March 13, 1994, N4374B, departed bvi (beaver falls) at 1500 for round robin instrument training flight to phl and return. This flight was conducted under FAR 141. A total of three passengers were on board. The flight landed at phl at 1700 and was fueled (top off) and then departed for bvi at 1800. The aircraft leveled off at 6000 feet and was level for approximately 1/2 hour when the PIC noticed a burning type odor and confirmed a smoke condition with a flash light. The PIC elected to make a precautionary landing at MDT. Aircraft was inspected by a stambaugh aviation mechanic and no evidence of a smoke condition could be found. The aircraft was released to service. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 13, 1994, N4374B, DEPARTED BVI (BEAVER FALLS) AT 1500 FOR ROUND ROBIN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT TO PHL AND RETURN. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR 141. A TOTAL OF THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT PHL AT 1700 AND WAS FUELED (TOP OFF) AND THEN DEPARTED FOR BVI AT 1800. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 6000 FEET AND WAS LEVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR WHEN THE PIC NOTICED A BURNING TYPE ODOR AND CONFIRMED A SMOKE CONDITION WITH A FLASH LIGHT. THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MDT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A STAMBAUGH AVIATION MECHANIC AND NO EVIDENCE OF A SMOKE CONDITION COULD BE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.