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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stinson 108-3 · Alameda, CA · May 1, 2015

Date
May 1, 2015 · 16:30 local
Place
Alameda, CA
Airport
Alameda Nas /Nimitz Field/
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
WP7J
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6053M
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Reported engine
Continental O-470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

1 Hour into flight, aircraft cabin filled with smoke. PIC placed the aircraft master power switch in the off position. Smoke dissipated. With master power off, aircraft cabin began filling with additional smoke. PIC decided to make an emergency landing on an available closed naval air station runway 31. Aircraft landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. PIC PLACED THE AIRCRAFT MASTER POWER SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. SMOKE DISSIPATED. WITH MASTER POWER OFF, AIRCRAFT CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH ADDITIONAL SMOKE. PIC DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN AVAILABLE CLOSED NAVAL AIR STATION RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.