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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Logan, UT · April 29, 2017

Date: April 29, 2017 · 16:10 local
Place: Logan, UT
Airport: Logan-Cache
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: GO3S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N240TS
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine: Thielert TAE-125-02-99
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 284 total14 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N240TSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.072 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On 04/29/2017 shortly after take-off from lgu the pilot and DPE noticed a smell followed by smoke. The DPE took over control of the aircraft and returned to the airport without further incident (aside from the damage caused by the hot exhaust) the exhaust pipe was found on the runway after the aircraft was towed the maintenance hangar and a preliminary inspection was accomplished. The exhaust pipe that separated the aircraft/engine had a total time of 181 hours tsn, it was installed on 03/17/17 to comply with AD 2017-01-12 feb 22, 2017.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/29/2017 SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM LGU THE PILOT AND DPE NOTICED A SMELL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. THE DPE TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT (ASIDE FROM THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE HOT EXHAUST) THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE EXHAUST PIPE THAT SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT/ENGINE HAD A TOTAL TIME OF 181 HOURS TSN, IT WAS INSTALLED ON 03/17/17 TO COMPLY WITH AD 2017-01-12 FEB 22, 2017.