# Incident 20100924048879I: Burholm Per FALCO F 8L, Apple Valley, CA, September 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2010, 08:34 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burholm Per B L FALCO F 8L (registry code 0566075, https://openairdocs.org/model/burholm-per-b-l-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURHOLM PER FALCO F 8L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924048879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE AZ DECLARED EMERGENCY OVER HECTOR VOR AT 11,000 FT MSL WITH LA CENTER DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT.  PILOT DIVERTED TO APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV), APPLE VALLEY,CA.

## Other reports on N772SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19950613019039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613019039I), Jun 13, 1995: Aermer FALCOF8L (N772SF), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Extended gear for landing. Circuit breaker popped unseen. In flare ATC warned too late. Landed gear up.

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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