19980121003299I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Wilmington, OH · January 21, 1998

Date: January 21, 1998 · 09:30 local
Place: Wilmington, OH
Airport: Airborne Airpark
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69404
Reported as: Cessna 402B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,910 total152 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N69404Registration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0537 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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: enroute from dayton, OH (day) to ft. lauderdale, FL (fxe) at 7000' pilot detected smoke in the cockpit. Smoke was coming from co-pilot side floorboard area. Pilot discharged fire bottle and opened pilot side window to clear smoke from cockpit. He then secured the master switch and made an emergency landing at Wilmington, OH (iln). Pilot ran from aircraft to get help. Aircraft was towed from runway and inspection revealed cabin heater fire. This incident is considered closed with submission of m or d report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE FROM DAYTON, OH (DAY) TO FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (FXE) AT 7000' PILOT DETECTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM CO-PILOT SIDE FLOORBOARD AREA. PILOT DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE AND OPENED PILOT SIDE WINDOW TO CLEAR SMOKE FROM COCKPIT. HE THEN SECURED THE MASTER SWITCH AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT WILMINGTON, OH (ILN). PILOT RAN FROM AIRCRAFT TO GET HELP. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM RUNWAY AND INSPECTION REVEALED CABIN HEATER FIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF M OR D REPORT.

Other reports on N69404 · 1

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

Incident 19870326026999IForced/Precautionary Landing · Ft Lauderdale, FLThe engine trailed smoke on takeoff. Aircraft safely returned to airport. Water found in fuel strainer.Mar 26, 1987