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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Salt Lake City, UT · June 26, 1996

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Date
June 26, 1996 · 07:15 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ASWA
Aircraft
N223SA
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N223SARegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052079 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Narrative: a Piper PA-31, N223SA, departed Salt Lake City International Airport, UT at approximately 0705 MDT, on June 26, 1996, and shortly thereafter reported smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to the airport and landed without incident at approximately 0715 hours MDT. An investigation by this office revealed that the aircraft's navigation/position light wiring had over-heated due to a dead short to ground of a strobe light wire in the right wing. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A PIPER PA-31, N223SA, DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UT AT APPROXIMATELY 0705 MDT, ON JUNE 26, 1996, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 HOURS MDT. AN INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S NAVIGATION/POSITION LIGHT WIRING HAD OVER-HEATED DUE TO A DEAD SHORT TO GROUND OF A STROBE LIGHT WIRE IN THE RIGHT WING. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.