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FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Grand Forks, ND · February 23, 2010

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Date
February 23, 2010 · 17:00 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Mark Andrews Int'L
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
OG5S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N50405
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N50405Registered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15069279 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

When airborne after takeoff pilot saw what he thought was electrical sparks/smoke coming out under panel. Smoke was light and dissipated quickly. Pilot declared emergency and landed. Maintenance discovered some remains of ashes in heat shroud around muffler from a smallpiece of paper or other combustible that had somehow entered the muffler/heat shroud and caused sparks and smoke to enter cabin through heat ducts. Cause unknown at this time.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN AIRBORNE AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ELECTRICAL SPARKS/SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER PANEL. SMOKE WAS LIGHT AND DISSIPATED QUICKLY. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED SOME REMAINS OF ASHES IN HEAT SHROUD AROUND MUFFLER FROM A SMALLPIECE OF PAPER OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE THAT HAD SOMEHOW ENTERED THE MUFFLER/HEAT SHROUD AND CAUSED SPARKS AND SMOKE TO ENTER CABIN THROUGH HEAT DUCTS. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.