# Incident 20160414009749I: Cessna TR182, Carlsbad, CA, April 14, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2016, 21:22 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540-L3C5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160414009749I

## Narrative

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

ON 14 APRIL 2016, A CESSNA 182R DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 4 MILES WEST OF CARLSBAD AIRPORT (CRQ).  THE EMERGENCY WAS DESCRIBED AS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HEAT EXCHANGER HAD SPLIT AND THE AFT PORTION HAD COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF IN FLIGHT.  THE FAILURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER CAUSED EXHAUST FROM THE MANIFOLD TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE BATTERY AND THUS MELTING THE NEAR-BY WIRING.

## Other reports on N619MW (1)

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

- [Accident 20250812011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250812011029A), Aug 12, 2025: Cessna TR182 (N619MW), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. During cruise flight the 30 amp gear pump circuit breaker tripped. The pilot attempted a single reset with no success. The pilot returned to the airport but…

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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