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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150M · Concord, CA · October 17, 2003

Date: October 17, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N704MZ
Reported as: Cessna 150M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 117 total7 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N704MZRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2021 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078732 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 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) Pilot reported that he was enroute from atwater airport to Concord airport when he observed an orange glow from under the pilot's instrument panel. Pilot reported that smoke began filling the aircraft cockpit. Pilot placed the aircraft master power switch off. Pilot opened a window to vent the smoke from the cockpit. Pilot continued flight climbing to 5000FT direct to Concord CA and contacted Concord ATCT via his cell phone. Pilot was cleared to land by airtraffic, pilot landed with no further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE FROM ATWATER AIRPORT TO CONCORD AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED AN ORANGE GLOW FROM UNDER THE PILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT REPORTED THAT SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT. PILOT PLACED THE AIRCRAFT MASTER POWER SWITCH OFF. PILOT OPENED A WINDOW TO VENT THE SMOKE FROM THE COCKPIT. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT CLIMBING TO 5000FT DIRECT TO CONCORD CA AND CONTACTED CONCORD ATCT VIA HIS CELL PHONE. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND BY AIRTRAFFIC, PILOT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N704MZ · 2

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

Incident 20200410004519ILanding: Approach · San Jose, CADuring landing phase of flight, aircraft porpoised, hard landed, sheering off NLG and propeller struck runway.Apr 10, 2020 · Minor damage Incident 19800309024259IAerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft · San Jose, CAStudent pilot struck the rudder of a parked aircraft while taxiing to the ramp.Mar 9, 1980 · Minor damage