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FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Mesa, AZ · September 27, 2002

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Date
September 27, 2002 · 18:25 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
W9WA
Aircraft
N3AJ
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total150 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N3AJRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0230Airframe modelCessna 421B

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What happened

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

(-23) N3AJ, Cessna 421B, pilot reported smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport, Mesa, AZ. The pilot returned the aircraft to the airport and landed safely without any damage to the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot and his passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated under 14 CFR part 135.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N3AJ, CESSNA 421B, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FALCON FIELD AIRPORT, MESA, AZ. THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135.

Other reports on N3AJ · 1

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