# Incident 19951222046569I: Cessna 172N, Rochester, NY, December 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1995, 13:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738UD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738UD) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 125 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222046569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED VISIBLE SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN IMMEDIATE UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. PILOT AT FIRST REFUSED TO SHOW LICENSE AND MEDICAL TO DEPUTIES. LATER RELENTED. PILOT ATTITUDE WAS UNCOOPERATIVE AND COMBATIVE. FOUND #1 AND #2 CYLINDER ROCKER BOX DRAIN BACK TUBES LEAKING OIL ON HEATER MUFF. CLEANED MUFF AND TIGHTENED TUBES. M & D FILED. GROUND RUN AND FLIGHT TEST WAS SATISFACTORY. FAA OPERATIONS NOTIFIED ABOUT UNCOOPERATIVE ATTITUDE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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