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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Wasilla, AK · January 13, 2002

Date: January 13, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Wasilla, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2943A
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 915 total900 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2943ARegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 30143 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot encountered smoke in cockpit enroute, opened window to disperse smoke. Declared emergency landed Wasilla airport. Fire department met aircraft and smoke had dissapated by that time. Pilot inspected aircraft, found charred wire under instrument panel. Cut back damaged wire and secured. Performed ground operational check of aircraft, satisfactory. Aircraft still at Wasilla airport, pilot wants to take to avionics shop for inspection of wiring. As per conversation with pilot 1/18/02. Pilot believes wire was previously hooked to c/b radio that was removed previously. Radio removed because no documentation was found to substantiate installation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN COCKPIT ENROUTE, OPENED WINDOW TO DISPERSE SMOKE. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDED WASILLA AIRPORT. FIRE DEPARTMENT MET AIRCRAFT AND SMOKE HAD DISSAPATED BY THAT TIME. PILOT INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, FOUND CHARRED WIRE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. CUT BACK DAMAGED WIRE AND SECURED. PERFORMED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AIRCRAFT, SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT STILL AT WASILLA AIRPORT, PILOT WANTS TO TAKE TO AVIONICS SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF WIRING. AS PER CONVERSATION WITH PILOT 1/18/02. PILOT BELIEVES WIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY HOOKED TO C/B RADIO THAT WAS REMOVED PREVIOUSLY. RADIO REMOVED BECAUSE NO DOCUMENTATION WAS FOUND TO SUBSTANTIATE INSTALLATION.

Other reports on N2943A · 2

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

Incident 20050510011139IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Anchorage, AK(-23) After landing, the pilot's taxi route required transit of a construction zone. Separate routes for vehicles and aircraft were established through this zone that required aircraft to take a new route and vehicles to take an existing route to the pilot's…May 10, 2005 · Minor damage Incident 19851126067309IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Anchorage, AKDuring taxi downwind to takeoff on ice, ski equipped aircraft was blown into channel bank. Damage to propeller.Nov 26, 1985 · Minor damage