19951008043699I

Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 680V · Seattle, WA · October 8, 1995

Date: October 8, 1995 · 13:53 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N171AT
Reported as: Gulstm 680V
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total

N171ATRegistered now · Aero Commander 680VS/N 1616-49 · Built 1966 Airframe modelAero Commander 680V Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and landed at Boeing field without incident. Equipment was called but not used. Aircraft was moved to galvin's flying service at Boeing field. 'Smoke' was actually fumes due to oil leak in the air cycle mechanism. Repairs were made and aircraft continued on to destination. Information obtained from FBO effecting maintenance. Unable to locate operator of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND LANDED AT BOEING FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED BUT NOT USED. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO GALVIN'S FLYING SERVICE AT BOEING FIELD. 'SMOKE' WAS ACTUALLY FUMES DUE TO OIL LEAK IN THE AIR CYCLE MECHANISM. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO DESTINATION. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FBO EFFECTING MAINTENANCE. UNABLE TO LOCATE OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT.