20070523825969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Jackson, MI · May 23, 2007

Date: May 23, 2007 · 17:06 local
Place: Jackson, MI
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N651BS
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N651BSRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1711 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) A Cirrus SR20 registration N651BS, s/n 1711 lost #1 nav/com on a 2 mile final approach to reynolds field in Jackson Michigan (jxn). The PIC switched to nav/com #2, smelled smoke then declared an emergency and landed on runway 24 without incident. Upon inspection of the aircraft with FAA inspectors and western Michigan university maintenance personnel, the component that failed appeared to be a "tvs suppressor" located in the circuit breaker panel. There was evidence of solder splatter and minor smoke damage to a cosmetic panel, but no evidence of an actual fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CIRRUS SR20 REGISTRATION N651BS, S/N 1711 LOST #1 NAV/COM ON A 2 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO REYNOLDS FIELD IN JACKSON MICHIGAN (JXN). THE PIC SWITCHED TO NAV/COM #2, SMELLED SMOKE THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH FAA INSPECTORS AND WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED APPEARED TO BE A "TVS SUPPRESSOR" LOCATED IN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SOLDER SPLATTER AND MINOR SMOKE DAMAGE TO A COSMETIC PANEL, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF AN ACTUAL FIRE.