# Incident 20161123022249I: Piper PA-28R-201, Jacksonville, IL, November 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2016, 14:26 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Airport: Jacksonville Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7746° N, 90.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE MUNI (IJX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7746&lon=-90.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36804, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 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/20161123022249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO JACKSONVILLE ILLINOIS (IJX) AIRPORT FOR FEAR OF POSSIBLE FIRE.

PRIOR TO THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY THE PILOT NOTICE THE NAVCOM BECAME TO HOT TO TOUCH. WHILE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT IN FLIGHT THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER.  AFTER TURNING THE ELECTRICAL POWER BACK ON, HE NOTICED THE VOLTAGE METER PEG OUT TO THE MAXIMUM POSISTION.

THE PILOT BELEIVED THE CAUSE FOR THE INTENSE HEAT WAS DUE TO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR OVER CHARGING THE SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE ONNBOARD.  WEIGHING ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY THE PILOT DECLARED THE EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT (IJX).

THE AIRCRAFT AGENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED THE FAA TO REQUEST A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE, IT WAS GRANTED WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND AVIONICS OFF!

AFTER ARRIVING BACK TO THE HOME BASE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT, FOR THE CAUSE OF EXTREME HEAT FROM THE NAVCOM SYSTEM.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR 2 HOURS AND DURING THAT TIME THEY TOOK TEMPERATURE MEASURMENTS OF THE AVIONIC SYSTEM, FINDING THE TEMPERATURE NEVER INCREASED MORE THAN 100 DEGREES.

IN THE OPINION OF THE MECHANIC, THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N36804 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840516031499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516031499I), May 16, 1984: Piper PA28R201 (N36804), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on roll out. Found nose gear down lock was broken. Down lock bushing was bent.
- [Accident 19830511019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830511019119A), May 11, 1983: Piper PA28R201 (N36804), Mora, MN, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration on leftoff. Aborted too late. Ran off end of runway into a rough field. Full load and short strip

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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