# Incident 19960111006699I: Piper PA28R200, Flagstaff, AZ, January 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IFEA
- Location: 35.1403° N, 111.6692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM (FLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1403&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5225T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 85 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960111006699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 400 FEET AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED HE SMELLED "ELECTRICAL" SMOKE AND SAW A 4" LONG, 1" DIAMETER COLUMN OF SMOKE NEAR THE FUEL GAUGE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT OFF MASTER, AND LANDED AS SOON AS MASTER WAS SHUT OFF, THE SMOKE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INCIDENT CLOSED. APPARENT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT: NO PROBLEM FOUND. OPENED AND CHECKED ALL WIRE BUNDLES FOR BURNT OR HARDENED WIRES BEHIND THE PANEL. REMOVED AND CHECKED FUEL LEVEL AND PRESSURE GAUGES AND AMMETER. CONSULTED WITH PIPER SERVICE AND ACCIDENT REPS. ALL AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY EXTENSIVELY FLIGHT TESTED AIRCRAFT TESTING ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. AIR CRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH RESTRICTION FOR VFR/DAY FLIGHT ONLY FOR THE NEXT TEN HOURS OF SERVICE.

## Other reports on N5225T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740313005939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313005939A), Mar 13, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N5225T), Toccoa, GA, Destroyed. 2 1/8IN oil quick drain plug instld,gr retract ck not done. Drg retract nose gr scissor ctcd valve.

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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