# Incident 20040228001979I: Mooney M20C, Atlanta, GA, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 16:08 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6727N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228001979I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20050821019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821019529I), Aug 21, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6727N), Winder, GA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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