20030404014859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Lakeland, FL · April 4, 2003

Date: April 4, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5595J
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5595JRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2010 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-1062 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 4, 2003, at 08:55, a PA32-260, N5595J, operated by Mr. Timothy s. ladd, departed runway 9R at the Lakeland Regional Airport, near Lakeland, Florida. On climb out after takeoff smoke started to come into the cabin through the defroster vents. The pilot returned to Lakeland and landed without incident. The exhaust stack assembly on the left side had come loose and dropped down. The aircraft received minor damage to the left side of the cowling. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Mr. Timothy s. ladd holds a private pilot certificate number 6464809. The pleasure flight was departing Lakeland, Florida for a flight to tampa, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 4, 2003, AT 08:55, A PA32-260, N5595J, OPERATED BY MR. TIMOTHY S. LADD, DEPARTED RUNWAY 9R AT THE LAKELAND REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR LAKELAND, FLORIDA. ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF SMOKE STARTED TO COME INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE DEFROSTER VENTS. THE PILOT RETURNED TO LAKELAND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE EXHAUST STACK ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD COME LOOSE AND DROPPED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COWLING. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. MR. TIMOTHY S. LADD HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 6464809. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING LAKELAND, FLORIDA FOR A FLIGHT TO TAMPA, FLORIDA.

Other reports on N5595J · 2

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

Accident 20070709017559ANormal Cruise · Tyringham, MA(-23) Pilot elected too late to change course away from a severe thunderstorm.Jul 9, 2007 · Destroyed · 2 fatal Incident 19820419015209IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wauchula, FLStolen aircraft used for illegal drug flight, struck a tree root while landing on a dirt road. Abandoned.Apr 19, 1982 · Minor damage