# Incident 19980625029629I: Cessna P210N, Ithaca, NY, June 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1998, 19:19 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5083W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5083W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980625029629I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1998, N5083W, A CESSNA P210N, OPERATED BY MR. CARL ERNSTROM, WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM BATAVIA, NY TO BINGHAMTON, NY AT 5000 FEET AND 4 MILES OUT OF ITHACA, NY WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE VENT AND EMERGENCY WINDOW WERE IMMEDIATELY OPENED AND THE SMOKE BECAME MORE INTENSE. THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE LOWERED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN ITHACA, NY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH BEFORE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. CFR RESPONDED AND NOTICED THE FIRE WAS FREE BURNING AND LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF THE SWITCH/CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED WITH A BOB FIELDS INFLATABLE DOOR SEAL STC AND THE AIR PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

## Other reports on N5083W (1)

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

- [Incident 19870322022929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322022929I), Mar 22, 1987: Cessna P210N (N5083W), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Landed short with nose and left main off runway side. Nose gear collapsed. Suspect throttle advanced too rapidly.

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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