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FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Bloomington-Nor, IL · March 17, 2005

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Date
March 17, 2005 · 11:19 local
Place
Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport
Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N421GM
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total300 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N421GMRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0159 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 17, 2005 at about 11:18 CST the appropriately rated and qualified pilot departed runway 29 for a local part 91 flight. At about 1/2 mile off the runway the PIC noticed smoke coming from the right engine. The PIC shut down the engine, called the bmi tower and declared an emergency, then retured to the airport and made an uneventful landing on runway 29. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury and the aircraft was not damaged in any way. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2005 AT ABOUT 11:18 CST THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND QUALIFIED PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29 FOR A LOCAL PART 91 FLIGHT. AT ABOUT 1/2 MILE OFF THE RUNWAY THE PIC NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, CALLED THE BMI TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN RETURED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 29. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.