# Accident 20000529012269A: Cessna 182B, Laurel, MT, May 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2000
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6004° N, 108.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6004&lon=-108.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66KJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000529012269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO HIS INSURANCE AGENT THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, HE EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE RIGHT WING, COWLING AND PROP WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA115), May 29, 2000: Cessna 182B (N66KJ), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the precautionary landing. Wet and soft terrain, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll were…

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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