# Incident 20131008021619I: Piper PA-24-250, Hutchison, KS, October 8, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hutchison, KS
- Airport: Hutchison Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6912P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6912P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008021619I

## Narrative

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

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 19910405013209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405013209I), Apr 5, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N6912P), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. As pilot prepared to land he failed to realize landing gear was down. Raised gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810918071409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918071409I), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6912P), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear circuit breaker tripped during retraction, manual extension inoperative, actuator balance spring loose
- [Incident 19780702048229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702048229I), Jul 2, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6912P), Ashland, KS, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing, causing damage to the nose strut and wheel fork.

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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