# Incident 19980307009149I: Piper PA28R201, Chillicothe, OH, March 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1998, 09:13 local time
- Place: Chillicothe, OH
- Airport: Ross County Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4404° N, 83.0231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSS COUNTY (RZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4404&lon=-83.0231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47839, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47839) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307009149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM RICHMOND, IN TO ATHENS/ALBANY, OH PILOT DIVERTED TO CHILLICOTHE, OH. DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT CHILLICOTHE, ROSS COUNTY AIRPORT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NAV/LIGHT-RADIO/LIGHT POTENTIOMETER P/N 67436-04 HAD SHORTED CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. INCIDENT #IGL1198024. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NAV/LIGHT-RADIO/LIGHT P/N 67436-04 HAD SHORTED CAUSING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT CHARLES A. CATE WAS PAST DUE BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW.

## Other reports on N47839 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010726023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726023259A), Jul 26, 2001: Piper PA28R201 (N47839), Orlando, FL, No damage. (-23) While maneuvering the aircraft into the parking space on the ramp, the pilots misjudged his distance form the fence bordering the west side of the ramp.…
- [Accident 19950318004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318004389A), Mar 18, 1995: Piper PA28R201 (N47839), Devine, TX, Substantial damage. New engine and annual. Lost oil pressure. Elected land soft field. Bogus oil drain opened by drag link gear retract.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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