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.
After takeoff, pilot declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. Returned and landed without incident. Fire crew responded and extinguished a fire in the nose storage/baggage compartment. Inspection of aircraft revealed that the engine tailpipe assembly was seperated from the turbocharger.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE CREW RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED A FIRE IN THE NOSE STORAGE/BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE TAILPIPE ASSEMBLY WAS SEPERATED FROM THE TURBOCHARGER.
Other reports on N446RH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.