# Incident 19981118045709I: Beech A36, Carlsbad, CA, November 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1998, 07:56 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2024Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2024Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118045709I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 18, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 0756, THE PILOT OF N2024Q, A BEECHCRAFT A36, NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ELECTED TOLAND AT THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WAS DIRECTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFT OF THE TURBOCHARGER. THE EXHAUST CLAMP FAILED ALLOWING THE EXHAUST PIPE TO DEPART. THE CLAMP WAS FORWARDED TO NTSB WASHINGTON, DC FOR FURTHER TESTING.

## Other reports on N2024Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20090517005599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090517005599I), May 17, 2009: Beech A36 (N2024Q), Missoula, MT, No damage. (-23) On may 17, 2009 @ 1522 MDT, a Beech A-36, N2024Q registered to [privacy data omitted], had an emergency landing at Missoula airport in Missoula Montana…

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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