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.
After performing engine runup for a departure on rwy 29L for a part 141 training flight, CFI noted excessive smoke entering the cockpit from fwd floor board area. CFI also noted smoke coming engine compartment. CFI immediately secured the engine and along with the student, exited the aircraft. CFI stated after securing the engine, the smoke ceased, fat ATC tower noticed the smoke from the aircraft and dispatched emergency equipment. The aircraft was towed back to the operators hgr. Initial inspection of the aircraft engine revealed possible excessive oil leaking on the engine exhaust manifold causing the smoke. The CFI stated the smoke fumes smelled like burning oil.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER PERFORMING ENGINE RUNUP FOR A DEPARTURE ON RWY 29L FOR A PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT, CFI NOTED EXCESSIVE SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT FROM FWD FLOOR BOARD AREA. CFI ALSO NOTED SMOKE COMING ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CFI IMMEDIATELY SECURED THE ENGINE AND ALONG WITH THE STUDENT, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. CFI STATED AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE, THE SMOKE CEASED, FAT ATC TOWER NOTICED THE SMOKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DISPATCHED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE OPERATORS HGR. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKING ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE CFI STATED THE SMOKE FUMES SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL.
Other reports on N3053N · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.