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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Hutchison, KS · October 8, 2013

Date: October 8, 2013 · 13:30 local
Place: Hutchison, KS
Airport: Hutchison Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6912P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N6912PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2046 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot and student had climed to 1100 feet. Floor heat was followed by smoke in the cabin. Crew returned to airport, declared emergency and landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND STUDENT HAD CLIMED TO 1100 FEET. FLOOR HEAT WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW RETURNED TO AIRPORT, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY.

Other reports on N6912P · 3

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

Incident 19910405013209ILevel Off Touchdown · Oklahoma City, OKAs pilot prepared to land he failed to realize landing gear was down. Raised gear and landed gear up.Apr 5, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19810918071409ILevel Off Touchdown · Lubbock, TXLanding gear circuit breaker tripped during retraction, manual extension inoperative, actuator balance spring looseSep 18, 1981 · Minor damage Incident 19780702048229ILevel Off Touchdown · Ashland, KSStudent pilot made a hard landing, causing damage to the nose strut and wheel fork.Jul 2, 1978 · Minor damage