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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Elmira, NY · February 6, 2006

Date
February 6, 2006 · 19:51 local
Place
Elmira, NY
Airport
Elmira-Corning Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AXSA
Aircraft
N804FE
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 6, 2006, at 1951 EST, a wiggins airways CE-208-B, registered to federal express corp., notified the Elmira tower of smoke in the cockpit, just after takeoff, and was cleared to return and land on runway 28. The ARFF responded and no fire was observed. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Firstair group, llc's maintenance personnel were unable to discover a cause and could not duplicate the problem. The aircraft was test-flown satisfactorily on February 7, 2006, and released for service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated and terminated at the Elmira regional airport, Elmira, NY on February 6, 2006. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2006, AT 1951 EST, A WIGGINS AIRWAYS CE-208-B, REGISTERED TO FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP., NOTIFIED THE ELMIRA TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, AND WAS CLEARED TO RETURN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 28. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRSTAIR GROUP, LLC'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO DISCOVER A CAUSE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST-FLOWN SATISFACTORILY ON FEBRUARY 7, 2006, AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND TERMINATED AT THE ELMIRA REGIONAL AIRPORT, ELMIRA, NY ON FEBRUARY 6, 2006. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.