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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · San Antonio, TX · March 3, 2002

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Date
March 3, 2002 · 15:19 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
W78S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9144H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,980 total544 in this make and model265 in the last 90 days
N9144HRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17265972 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) The flight instructor and two students observed smoke in the cockpit shortly after take-off. The instructor took control of the aircraft and landed without incident. Further investigation revealed that the aircraft battery box cover was not secured and had become lodged between the battery positive terminal and the aircraft firewall. This resulted in a direct short circuit which burned a small hole in the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND TWO STUDENTS OBSERVED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY BOX COVER WAS NOT SECURED AND HAD BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL. THIS RESULTED IN A DIRECT SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH BURNED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FIREWALL.

Other reports on N9144H · 1

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

Accident 20080528837249AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Antonio, TX(-23) N9144H collided with a parked fuel truck on the wright flyers ramp, while taxiing to the active runway 12L after receiving clearance by ground control. The right wing struck the front windshield of the truck, causing the aircraft to turn right and the…May 28, 2008 · Substantial damage