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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T206H · Idaho Falls, ID · September 21, 2015

Date: September 21, 2015 · 06:56 local
Place: Idaho Falls, ID
Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7269T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15IA263
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,245 total165 in this make and model163 in the last 90 days

N7269TRegistered now · Cessna T206HS/N T20608050 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna T206H Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Cessna 206 (N7269T) departed Idaho Falls, Idaho (ida) airport and upon reaching 300 ft AGL the pilot and passenger smelled smoke. As they turned on the downwind leg attempting to return to the runway for landing, smoke filled the cockpit and the pilot and passenger had zero visibility. The pilot opened his window and landed the aircraft while his head was still outside the window. The aircraft stopped on the runway quickly and the two occupants exited the plane. Damage occurred to the firewall, numerous mounting bracket, aircraft battery, battery box, fuselage skin and engine cowling, and cabin air intake door.

As the FAA filed it

CESSNA 206 (N7269T) DEPARTED IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (IDA) AIRPORT AND UPON REACHING 300 FT AGL THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SMELLED SMOKE. AS THEY TURNED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD ZERO VISIBILITY. THE PILOT OPENED HIS WINDOW AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HIS HEAD WAS STILL OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY QUICKLY AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS EXITED THE PLANE. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FIREWALL, NUMEROUS MOUNTING BRACKET, AIRCRAFT BATTERY, BATTERY BOX, FUSELAGE SKIN AND ENGINE COWLING, AND CABIN AIR INTAKE DOOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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