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Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Carlisle, PA · April 29, 1997

Date: April 29, 1997 · 09:20 local
Place: Carlisle, PA
Airport: Carlisle Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N7754Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7754YRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2007 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-842 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: at about 0845 local, cruising at 8000 feet, Mr. Ronald giroux, PIC noticed the smell of something burning. He took off his sunglasses and saw smoke coming from the right hand side of the instrument panel. Mr. Ronald giroux alerted the NY ATC center that he was turning off the electrical systems and returning to Carlisle, N94. The landing was uneventful, and was met by fire trucks. The pilot was not injured and no evidence of fire was found. The aircraft will be inspected to find the source of the smoke. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT ABOUT 0845 LOCAL, CRUISING AT 8000 FEET, MR. RONALD GIROUX, PIC NOTICED THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. HE TOOK OFF HIS SUNGLASSES AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MR. RONALD GIROUX ALERTED THE NY ATC CENTER THAT HE WAS TURNING OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND RETURNING TO CARLISLE, N94. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND WAS MET BY FIRE TRUCKS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE INSPECTED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.