# Incident 20110717014529I: Cessna 421C, West Lafayette, IN, July 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800EE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717014529I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAXI, THE PILOT NOTED SMOKE FROM THE LEFT COWLING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, SHUT DOWN, AND THE PEOPLE EVACUATED.   MAINTENANCE FOUND THE START RELAY WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO EXCEED TIME LIMITATIONS AND OVERHEAT.  THIS CAUSED THE SMOKE FROM THE LEFT COWLING.  THERE WAS NO FIRE.

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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