# Incident 20141113021329I: Cessna 310P, Flint, MI, November 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2014, 22:00 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9655° N, 83.7447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP INTL (FNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9655&lon=-83.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5741M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5741M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 969 total, 477 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141113021329I

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTED THAT SMOKE CAME FROM THE FORWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE APPROACHING FLINT AIRPORT.  HE HAD ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FLINT TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND.  PIC THEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND SHUT OFF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N5741M (1)

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

- [Incident 19960811028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811028799I), Aug 11, 1996: Cessna 310P (N5741M), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: (no narrative - says see attached. There is no attached. Info. Taken from a/i code card). Loud bang on gear extension. No green right main. Fly by…

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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