# Incident 20020514009529I: Piper PA31350, Honolulu, HI, May 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2002, 07:15 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C8FA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300EE-2015-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,748 total, 750 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020514009529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4R AT CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET JUST AFTER RAISING THE LANDING GEAR HE PROCEEDED TO TURN SWITCHES OFF. HE SWITCHED THE A/C SWITCH FROM A/C TO FAN SECONDS LATER HIMSELF AND A CREW MEMBER IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE FOLLOWED BY SEEING A HAZE OF SMOKE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL. THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER TO REQUEST FOR A NORMAL LANDING. UPON LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DISSIPATED. A FOLLOW-UP WITH MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE A/C FAN SWITCH WIRING HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED, CAUSING THE WIRE TO ARC AND SPARK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AT ALL AROUND THE AREA OF THE LOOSE WIRING.

## Other reports on N300EE (2)

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

- [Incident 20000823026269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000823026269I), Aug 23, 2000: Piper PA31350 (N300EE), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing the a/c, the nose landing gear collapsed. Inspection by the mechanic showed that the hydraulic bowl filter assembly was cracked and may have…
- [Incident 19880204007269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880204007269I), Feb 4, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N300EE), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Struck a people mover while taxiing to gate. Icy ramp. Aircraft did not turn but went straight ahead on turn.

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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