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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Phoenix, AZ · September 20, 2000

Date: September 20, 2000 · 10:15 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N629PA
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 870 total200 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On 09-20-00, pilot was providing flight instruction in vicinity of Deer valley airport (dvt), Phoenix, AZ. At approximately 1015LCL time, both CFI and student noticed smoke eminating from the face plate of the #1 VHF comm transceiver. CFI instructed the student pilot to contact dvt tower and declared emergency for fire on board. CFI then turned off the radio master switch and landed the aircraft at dvt without further incident. Further examination by CFI after landing revealed no evidence of fire as was originally reported to dvt tower, only smoke.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 09-20-00, PILOT WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN VICINITY OF DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, AZ. AT APPROXIMATELY 1015LCL TIME, BOTH CFI AND STUDENT NOTICED SMOKE EMINATING FROM THE FACE PLATE OF THE #1 VHF COMM TRANSCEIVER. CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO CONTACT DVT TOWER AND DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR FIRE ON BOARD. CFI THEN TURNED OFF THE RADIO MASTER SWITCH AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT DVT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION BY CFI AFTER LANDING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AS WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO DVT TOWER, ONLY SMOKE.