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FAA incident report · Enstrom F-28F · December 28, 2016

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Date
December 28, 2016 · 10:18 local
Airport
Glendale Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
XW9S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N52PD
Reported as
Enstrom F-28F
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,306 total1,396 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days
N52PDRegistered now · Enstrom F-28FS/N 807 · Built 1996Airframe modelEnstrom F-28FEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was conducting cross- country flight instruction. After take-off the CFI noted there was a smell of smoke. It was not clear where the smell was coming from (inside or outside the aircraft). The smell went away and the flight continued.

Upon returning to the airport for landing (aprox 1 mile out) the student told the CFI he smelled smoke again. The CFI instructed the student to keep an eye on the instrument panel and check for any popped circuit breakers. At about that time the CFI saw smoke coming out of the left hand side of the instrument panel. He took control of the aircraft. He instructed the student to called tower to inform them of the smoke and then shut off the master and all electrical switches. He also instructed the student to stand-by with the fire extinguisher and be ready to use it if he saw flames.

As the aircraft entered into the airport area the CFI noted that the smoke stopped building after the master switch had been turned off.

After briefing the student to open his door and be ready to exit the aircraft upon landing, he landed the aircraft on the ramp area, shut the mags off, and exited the aircraft.

Once away from the aircraft the fire department looked the aircraft over and determined there wqas no further smoke visible.

Maintenance personnel later troubleshot the electrical system and determined the starter switch under the panel had a burned wire. Maintenance corrected the wiring issues by changine the starter switch and wire to the alternator breaker assy.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING CROSS- COUNTRY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. AFTER TAKE-OFF THE CFI NOTED THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM (INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT). THE SMELL WENT AWAY AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED.

UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING (APROX 1 MILE OUT) THE STUDENT TOLD THE CFI HE SMELLED SMOKE AGAIN. THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CHECK FOR ANY POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. AT ABOUT THAT TIME THE CFI SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO CALLED TOWER TO INFORM THEM OF THE SMOKE AND THEN SHUT OFF THE MASTER AND ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. HE ALSO INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO STAND-BY WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BE READY TO USE IT IF HE SAW FLAMES.

AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO THE AIRPORT AREA THE CFI NOTED THAT THE SMOKE STOPPED BUILDING AFTER THE MASTER SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF.

AFTER BRIEFING THE STUDENT TO OPEN HIS DOOR AND BE READY TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AREA, SHUT THE MAGS OFF, AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

ONCE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LOOKED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND DETERMINED THERE WQAS NO FURTHER SMOKE VISIBLE.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LATER TROUBLESHOT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE STARTER SWITCH UNDER THE PANEL HAD A BURNED WIRE. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED THE WIRING ISSUES BY CHANGINE THE STARTER SWITCH AND WIRE TO THE ALTERNATOR BREAKER ASSY.