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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Atlanta, GA · February 28, 2004

Date: February 28, 2004 · 16:08 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6727N
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total100 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N6727NRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 680053 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 experienced smoke in the cockpit on climbout. Pilot declared emergency and returned to land at pdk airport. Landing accomplished with no injury to persons or damage to aircraft or equipment. Postflight inspection revealed that a section of the heater hose was chafing against hot exhaust manifold pipes causing the smoke. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND AT PDK AIRPORT. LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR EQUIPMENT. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A SECTION OF THE HEATER HOSE WAS CHAFING AGAINST HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD PIPES CAUSING THE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

Other reports on N6727N · 1

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

Incident 20050821019529ILevel Off Touchdown · Winder, GA(-23) On a personal flight under VFR conditions from klzu to kwdr aircraft experienced a gear up landing as a result of the PIC failing to lower gear prior to landing. Aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose landing gear doors and lower belly skin.Aug 21, 2005 · Minor damage