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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · New Smyrna Beac, FL · May 19, 2013

Date: May 19, 2013 · 18:00 local
Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N64859
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming IO- 320
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 605 total550 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N64859Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275636 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After the last touch and go, smoke was entering the cockpit from under the dash board. The instructor pilot took control of the aircraft, turned the frequency of the radio to the emergency channel and declared, "mayday mayday mayday." Oil covered the windscreen and the crew could not see throught it. New Smyrna answered and directed them straight ahead to any runway. They landed on taxiway echo and struck a taxiway sign just before touch down.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER THE LAST TOUCH AND GO, SMOKE WAS ENTERING THE COCKPIT FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, TURNED THE FREQUENCY OF THE RADIO TO THE EMERGENCY CHANNEL AND DECLARED, "MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY." OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN AND THE CREW COULD NOT SEE THROUGHT IT. NEW SMYRNA ANSWERED AND DIRECTED THEM STRAIGHT AHEAD TO ANY RUNWAY. THEY LANDED ON TAXIWAY ECHO AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN.

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