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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Naples, FL · July 2, 2012

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Date
July 2, 2012 · 17:00 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Naples Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N21352
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N21352Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885252 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was aproxamently 30 NM east of Naples decending through 5000 ft. when a burning smell was decteted. Turned around and lined up on Naples airport and declared an emergency and landed without incident on rwy 14.prime planes discovered that the GX-60 GPS power supply had failed and caused the smoke. The unit was removed from the aircraft. The next day the aircraft was brought to fxe fort lauderdale executive airport with no incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS APROXAMENTLY 30 NM EAST OF NAPLES DECENDING THROUGH 5000 FT. WHEN A BURNING SMELL WAS DECTETED. TURNED AROUND AND LINED UP ON NAPLES AIRPORT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RWY 14.PRIME PLANES DISCOVERED THAT THE GX-60 GPS POWER SUPPLY HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE SMOKE. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO FXE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WITH NO INCIDENT.