From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On flight 4518 (pit-avp) about 10 min. After departure the crew started getting smoke in the cockpit from what they described as the windshield area. They followed normal procedures by donning their O2 mask, the captain then took over as pilot flying. The crew declared an emergency and asked pit approach for the nearest suitable airport. The crew diverted into Latrobe, PA (lbe) and landed safely around 9:00 am local. Crash fire and rescue was there to meet the plane, and the passengers deplaned on the taxiway using the airstair door. Once the aircraft was shut down, the smoke went away. There was no evidence of a fire reported by the crew.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FLIGHT 4518 (PIT-AVP) ABOUT 10 MIN. AFTER DEPARTURE THE CREW STARTED GETTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FROM WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THEY FOLLOWED NORMAL PROCEDURES BY DONNING THEIR O2 MASK, THE CAPTAIN THEN TOOK OVER AS PILOT FLYING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED PIT APPROACH FOR THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. THE CREW DIVERTED INTO LATROBE, PA (LBE) AND LANDED SAFELY AROUND 9:00 AM LOCAL. CRASH FIRE AND RESCUE WAS THERE TO MEET THE PLANE, AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON THE TAXIWAY USING THE AIRSTAIR DOOR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN, THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE REPORTED BY THE CREW.
Other reports on N806EX · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.