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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T206H · CA · July 12, 2005

Date: July 12, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place: CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72668
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,541 total1,154 in this make and model

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot (sole occupant) departed kvny approximately 1215. About 15 minutes into flight at 6000 AGL, pilot observed smoke in cockpit. Pilot performed emergency checklist, and shutdown engine. Smoke subsided as suitable landing area was located. Circled and set up for landing in agricultural area on dirt road. Landing uneventful. Visual inspection of aircraft revealed broken turbocharger exhaust clamp. Minor damage to wiring, plumbing, and structure in the immediate section of engine compartment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) DEPARTED KVNY APPROXIMATELY 1215. ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT 6000 AGL, PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. SMOKE SUBSIDED AS SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS LOCATED. CIRCLED AND SET UP FOR LANDING IN AGRICULTURAL AREA ON DIRT ROAD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED BROKEN TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST CLAMP. MINOR DAMAGE TO WIRING, PLUMBING, AND STRUCTURE IN THE IMMEDIATE SECTION OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT.