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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Hillsboro, OR · September 21, 2004

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Date
September 21, 2004 · 15:05 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N733WX
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N733WXRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268617Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) At approximately 2205Z on 09/21/2004 while operating N733XW, a Cessna 172N, CFI frank marshall and student pilot phillip garner noticed smoke and fire in the cockpit. Mr. Marshall notified hio ATC and received clearance for an emergency landing. Mr. Marshall landed without incident. Subsequent inspection determined the landing light circuit harness and associated wires had chaffed on an airframe bulkhead causing the landing light switch to short and burn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2205Z ON 09/21/2004 WHILE OPERATING N733XW, A CESSNA 172N, CFI FRANK MARSHALL AND STUDENT PILOT PHILLIP GARNER NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. MR. MARSHALL NOTIFIED HIO ATC AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. MARSHALL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION DETERMINED THE LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT HARNESS AND ASSOCIATED WIRES HAD CHAFFED ON AN AIRFRAME BULKHEAD CAUSING THE LANDING LIGHT SWITCH TO SHORT AND BURN.

Other reports on N733WX · 1

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

Accident 19990905042689AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Carlsbad, CA(.4)On September 5, 1999, about 1300 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N733WX, sustained substantial damage during taxi for takeoff at the mcclennan-Palomar airport, Carlsbad, California. Plus one flyers, inc., was operating the rental airplane…Sep 5, 1999 · Substantial damage