# Incident 20040529019869I: Cessna 210G, Buffalo, NY, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5838F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5838F-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529019869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 29, 2004, AT 1122 EDT, A CESSNA 210G, N5838F, OPERATED BY REGINALD E. MILLER, DIVERTED TO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER AWHILE, MR. MILLER RAN THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DEPARTED BUFFALO AIRPORT WITHOUT HAVING AN AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION WAS SENT TO MR. MILLER REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5838F (1)

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

- [Incident 20031221036059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221036059I), Dec 21, 2003: Cessna 210G (N5838F), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that gusty winds distracted him to the extent that he simply forgot to lower the landing gear. Pilot heard the gear warning horn just…

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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