# Incident 20080216849609I: Piper PA23250, Peoria, IL, February 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2008, 14:28 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6321Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 635 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216849609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INCIDENT NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AFTER TAKEOFF IN PEORIA, IL ON RUNWAY 22, RAISED GEAR AND SMELLED STRONG ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER.  PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY.  PILOT SHUT OFF COMBUSTION HEATER AND LANDED RUNWAY 31 WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AFTER COMBUSTION HEATER WAS SHUTOFF, THE ODOR DISSIPATED.

## Other reports on N6321Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260820011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820011419I), Aug 20, 2026: Piper PA-23-250 (N6321Y), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed ktcy to krhv. At krhv pilot cleared for 31R placed landing light on, fuel pumps on and slowed to gear/flap speed placed gear handle in down…

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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