# Incident 20050712016619I: Cessna T206H, CA, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N72668 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,541 total, 1,154 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712016619I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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