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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech E95 · Schenectady, NY · August 30, 1996

Date: August 30, 1996 · 05:45 local
Place: Schenectady, NY
Airport: Schenectady County
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N729EM
Reported as: Beech E95
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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 advised after departing sch and climbing thru 7000 ft., he heard a "popping" sound and observed smoke in cockpit. He advised ATC but did not declare an emergency. Returned to sch and landed without incident. Maintenance investigation revealed a shorted and burnt resistor in the heater circuit which fell out from under panel and slightly burnt cockpit rug. FAA form 8010-4 issued. This matter is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED AFTER DEPARTING SCH AND CLIMBING THRU 7000 FT., HE HEARD A "POPPING" SOUND AND OBSERVED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HE ADVISED ATC BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO SCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SHORTED AND BURNT RESISTOR IN THE HEATER CIRCUIT WHICH FELL OUT FROM UNDER PANEL AND SLIGHTLY BURNT COCKPIT RUG. FAA FORM 8010-4 ISSUED. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.