# Incident 20120508009459I: Piper PA-32R-301, King Salmon, AK, May 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2012, 09:35 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120508009459I

## Narrative

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

5/8/12 PIC TOOK OFF OUT OF KING SALMON, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF PIC SMELLED EXHAUST AND SMOKE STARTED TO FILL COCKPIT. PIC TURNED BACK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM HOSE ON EXHAUST SHROUD.  MAINTENANCE FIXED LEAK AND CLEANED OIL.

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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