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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Nashville, TN · February 20, 2010

Date
February 20, 2010 · 18:33 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Nashville International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N43368
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10IA147
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,632 total162 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During cruise flight, the pilot got an alternator warning light. The pilot reset the breaker warning light was still illuminated. At this time an elctrical smoke smell was detected and the pilot declared an emergancy. Pilot was cleared to land at bna runway 13 . Landing gear was extended and landed with out incident . All passengers exited the aircraft .

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT GOT AN ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT RESET THE BREAKER WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME AN ELCTRICAL SMOKE SMELL WAS DETECTED AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGANCY. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT BNA RUNWAY 13 . LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT . ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT .

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N43368 · 2

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