# Incident 20150921015359I: Cessna T206H, Idaho Falls, ID, September 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2015, 06:56 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5136° N, 112.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5136&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7269T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7269T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,245 total, 165 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15IA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15IA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150921015359I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15IA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15IA263), Sep 21, 2015: Cessna T206H (N7269T), Idaho Falls, ID, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire during initial climb due to the separation of the engine's turbocharger wastegate overboard exhaust tailpipe. Contributing to the accident was the owner's decision to not comply…

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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