# Incident 20160912015639I: Piper PA-23-250, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, September 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2016, 10:32 local time
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500TD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500TD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160912015639I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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