# Incident 20121124025679I: Piper PA-28-180, Augusta, GA, November 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2012, 06:44 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Augusta Regional At Bush Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3700° N, 81.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FLD (AGS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3700&lon=-81.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2156T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2156T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121124025679I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2012, THERE WAS MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON N2156T IN WHICH AN ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THAT ALTERNATOR SUBSEQUENTLY DIDN'T WORK. IT WAS AGAIN REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. AFTER THE PILOT CONSULTED WITH HIS MECHANIC, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN FLORIDA, THE FIELD WIRE WAS CUT AND LUGGED WITH A TERMINAL AND THEN ATTACHED TO THE MASTER BATTERY RELAY. THIS RESULTED IN SMOKE AND FIRE IN THE COCKPIT.

## Other reports on N2156T (1)

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

- [Incident 19950219003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219003779I), Feb 19, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N2156T), Paintsville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: after receiving one hour of dual flight training, Mr. Welch was released to fly solo in the traffic pattern. He was practicing take-off and landings…

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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