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FAA incident report · Cessna 172A · Clay Center, NE · September 25, 2004

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Date
September 25, 2004 · 14:48 local
Place
Clay Center, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7309T
Reported as
Cessna 172A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N7309TRegistered now · Cessna 172AS/N 46909 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 172AEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 9/25/2004, at 1448 CDT, while on a flight from centeville, IA, to hastings, NE, Cessna N7309T experienced a smoke odor in its cabin. The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing about 15 miles north east of hastings on a dirt road. He landing approximately 3 miles north of Clay Center without incident to investigate the cause of the odor in the cabin. He was able to find the source of the odor, the cabin lighting rheostat assembly. He pulled the fuse and continued his flight to hastings without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/25/2004, AT 1448 CDT, WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM CENTEVILLE, IA, TO HASTINGS, NE, CESSNA N7309T EXPERIENCED A SMOKE ODOR IN ITS CABIN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH EAST OF HASTINGS ON A DIRT ROAD. HE LANDING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF CLAY CENTER WITHOUT INCIDENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR IN THE CABIN. HE WAS ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, THE CABIN LIGHTING RHEOSTAT ASSEMBLY. HE PULLED THE FUSE AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT TO HASTINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.