# Incident 20121211028399I: Piper PA-31-310, Watford City, ND, December 11, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Watford City, ND
- Airport: Watford City Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CTYA
- Location: 47.7930° N, 103.2494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATFORD CITY MUNI (S25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7930&lon=-103.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CF-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121211028399I

## Narrative

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

A SMALL FLAME WITH A LOT OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE AUTO-PILOT CONTROL UNIT ON THE LOWER PART OF THE THROTTLE QUADRANT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INJURIES.

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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