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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Fairbanks, AK · November 25, 1998

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Date
November 25, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5242S
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total2,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5242SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40930 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On November 25, 1998, at 1500 local time, N5242S piloted by Mr. Dale erickson, made an emergency landing at Fairbanks int'l airport. The pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Fairbanks emergency crews were dispatched at 1503. The aircraft landed uneventfully. It was later determined that a coil on the back side of one of the fuel guages had burned up and started smoking. When Mr. Erickson shut off his master switch the smoke stopped.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, N5242S PILOTED BY MR. DALE ERICKSON, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT FAIRBANKS INT'L AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. FAIRBANKS EMERGENCY CREWS WERE DISPATCHED AT 1503. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A COIL ON THE BACK SIDE OF ONE OF THE FUEL GUAGES HAD BURNED UP AND STARTED SMOKING. WHEN MR. ERICKSON SHUT OFF HIS MASTER SWITCH THE SMOKE STOPPED.