# Incident 20091125022779I: Piper PA28181, Fresno, CA, November 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2009, 12:16 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3053N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091125022779I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20120201000769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201000769I), Feb 1, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Incident aircraft (N3053N) was in the runup area of 29R when American flight 832, an MD83, was cleared for takeoff. The resultant jet blast from the MD83, as…
- [Incident 19990627022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627022139I), Jun 27, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. (From -23) while landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (fat) on June 27, 1999 the pilot bounced the airplane in an attempt to land and on the last…
- [Incident 19980810027789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810027789I), Aug 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative available.
- [Accident 19930730029489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730029489A), Jul 30, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N3053N), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Alternator quit en route at night made hard landing collapsing nose gear. Was unable to use landing light.

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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