# Incident 20020302005679I: Cessna R182, Hollywood, FL, March 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2002, 10:55 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020302005679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF ON DOWN WIND ON A FLIGHT TO KEY WEST THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT DASH AREA. A CALL WAS MADE TO THE NORTH PERRY TOWER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR SMOKE.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING RADIOS.  THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R WITH THE GEAR UP WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROPELLER BLADES (2) WERE BENT.  NONE OF THE SOLES ON BOARD WERE INJURED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REVEALED A STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM THE STARTER WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE BATTERY RELAY WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY GROUND LEAD. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE STARTER ARMATURE AND STARTER WINDINGS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FIRE AND THE STARTER RELAY AND BATTERY RELAY WERE FOUND TO BE FUSED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER RELAY WAS STUCK AND WELDED IN THE CLOSED POSITION ALLOWING THE STARTER TO CONTINUE TO ROTATE AFTER ENGINE START, OVER HEATING THE STARTER TO THE POINT OF CAUSING A SMALL FIRE INSIDE THE STARTER PRODUCING THE SMOKE THAT ENTE RED THE AIRCRAFT. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT (SDR) FOR THIS MATTER WAS SUBMITTED PER RECENT GUIDELINES.

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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