# Incident 20140321007839I: Parsons Jason W CHALLENGER II CWS, Thornville, OH, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Thornville, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 39.8946° N, 82.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thornville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8946&lon=-82.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85WV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PARSONS JASON W CHALLENGER II CWS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321007839I

## Narrative

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

ON 3/21/2014 AIRCRAFT N85WV DEPARTED 50I8 PVT FLD FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE WIND SCREEN. PILOT OPENED CABIN DOOR IN ORDER TO LOOK OUT TO LAND AIRCRAFT IN A BEAN FIELD 3-4 MILES SOUTH OF THORNVILLE OH AT 1430. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY, PULLED BATTERY OUT OF THE BATTERY BOX AREA. BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE PILOT CALLED 911AND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH WATER.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.