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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · September 12, 2016

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Date
September 12, 2016 · 10:32 local
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500TD
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N500TDRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7854027 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On September 12,2016 approximately 09:30 pilot perfomed preflight and was cleared for takeoff from great harbour cay, berry island in the Bahamas(mybg) at 09:45. Pilot departed enroute direct for ft. Lauderdale executive airport(fxe), climbed to 4500 feet and maintained contact with miami radio. 10 miles offshore from the Florida coast on descent and reaching 1000 feet odor and visual smoke entered cockpit. Pilot contacted miami approach and requested for an emergency landing at the Fort Lauderdale Executive. Miami air traffic called ft. Lauderdale executive via land line and relayed request. Aircraft made emergency landing on runway 27 at fxe, and immediately pulled off runway in remote area and pilot evacuated aircraft. The access panel for battery compartment was opened and battery removed from aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 12,2016 APPROXIMATELY 09:30 PILOT PERFOMED PREFLIGHT AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM GREAT HARBOUR CAY, BERRY ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS(MYBG) AT 09:45. PILOT DEPARTED ENROUTE DIRECT FOR FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(FXE), CLIMBED TO 4500 FEET AND MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH MIAMI RADIO. 10 MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE FLORIDA COAST ON DESCENT AND REACHING 1000 FEET ODOR AND VISUAL SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT. PILOT CONTACTED MIAMI APPROACH AND REQUESTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE. MIAMI AIR TRAFFIC CALLED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE VIA LAND LINE AND RELAYED REQUEST. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT FXE, AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF RUNWAY IN REMOTE AREA AND PILOT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. THE ACCESS PANEL FOR BATTERY COMPARTMENT WAS OPENED AND BATTERY REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT.