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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Urbana, OH · February 24, 2011

Date: February 24, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place: Urbana, OH
Airport: Grimes Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8912P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,079 total105 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N8912PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4367 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-D4A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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At approximatley 5 minutes after take off from Grimes Field (I74)the pilot noticed that the alternator light was on. He went to turn on the alternator and held it in place for a couple of seconds. At this time the circuit breaker portion of the switch flipped to off and he saw smoke coming into the cockpit. He then coordinated with ATC to return to Grimes Field. An uneventful landing was completed at I74.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATLEY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF FROM GRIMES FIELD (I74)THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WAS ON. HE WENT TO TURN ON THE ALTERNATOR AND HELD IT IN PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. AT THIS TIME THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PORTION OF THE SWITCH FLIPPED TO OFF AND HE SAW SMOKE COMING INTO THE COCKPIT. HE THEN COORDINATED WITH ATC TO RETURN TO GRIMES FIELD. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED AT I74.

Other reports on N8912P · 1

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

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