What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on may 27, 1996 at approx. 1630 MST, the pilot of N4501B a Piper navajo, operating for a commuter airline with 1 passenger on board, observed smoke coming from the lower inboard side of the pilot instrument panel, just after take off. The pilot returned to Show Low airport after turning all electrical power off and landed without further incident. An avionics technician later discovered that a faulty rheostat was the cause of the smoke and permanently disabled the related system. This incident is closed. This did not involve a NMAC report nor was this a pilot deviation reported by ATC.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 27, 1996 AT APPROX. 1630 MST, THE PILOT OF N4501B A PIPER NAVAJO, OPERATING FOR A COMMUTER AIRLINE WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD, OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER INBOARD SIDE OF THE PILOT INSTRUMENT PANEL, JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT RETURNED TO SHOW LOW AIRPORT AFTER TURNING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER OFF AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN AVIONICS TECHNICIAN LATER DISCOVERED THAT A FAULTY RHEOSTAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED THE RELATED SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. THIS DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC REPORT NOR WAS THIS A PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.
Other reports on N4501B · 2
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