# Accident 20100201026609A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Reserve, NM, February 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Airport: Reserve
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6942° N, 108.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6942&lon=-108.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3565B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 27 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100201026609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AFTER LIFT-OFF. DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB, PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE IN CABIN AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO T16. TOXIC SMOKE FILLED CABIN AND PILOT OPENED VENT WINDOW FOR RELIEF. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT, PULLED OFF RUNWAY, COMPLETED SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES AND FOUGHT FIRE IN NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITH ON-BOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE INITIATED AT #5 CYLINDER INJECTOR SPRAYING FUEL ON TURBOCHARGER, FUEL IGNITED AND BURNED THROUGH FIREWALL, NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND INTO CABIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA111), Feb 1, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N3565B), Reserve, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire due to a fuel leak from the No. 5 cylinder's broken fuel injector/line.

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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