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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Alamosa, CO · September 7, 2009

Date: September 7, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place: Alamosa, CO
Airport: San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman F
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3029L
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 470 total250 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3029LRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7987094 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Subject aircraft departed Alamosa, CO (als). Pilot smelled smoke in the cockpit during climbout. Pilot observed haze inside cabin. Pilot elected to return to Alamosa airport and land. Upon taxi back pilot observed smoke billowing from under engine cowling. Pilot disembarked from airplane and hailed a line attendant and asked for assistance. Line attendant grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran to the airplane while pilot removed peraonal items from airplane. Flames were not observed but lots of smoke. FAA and NTSB were contacted by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALAMOSA, CO (ALS). PILOT SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOT OBSERVED HAZE INSIDE CABIN. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ALAMOSA AIRPORT AND LAND. UPON TAXI BACK PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER ENGINE COWLING. PILOT DISEMBARKED FROM AIRPLANE AND HAILED A LINE ATTENDANT AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. LINE ATTENDANT GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RAN TO THE AIRPLANE WHILE PILOT REMOVED PERAONAL ITEMS FROM AIRPLANE. FLAMES WERE NOT OBSERVED BUT LOTS OF SMOKE. FAA AND NTSB WERE CONTACTED BY PILOT.

Other reports on N3029L · 2

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

Incident 20000514027529IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cincinnati, OH(-23)Pilot states that as he attempted to lower the gear for landing, the circuit breaker popped, he attempted to reset the breaker with negitive results. He then attempted to crank it down. It went down to the extent that two out of three lights came on. He…May 14, 2000 · Substantial damage Incident 19801130083579ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Del Rio, TXRan off end of runway after attempting takeoff with park brake partially set.Nov 30, 1980 · Minor damage