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 30 minutes into an IFR flight and was at cruise altitude. Pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. Pilot dissabled aircraft electrical system and communicated using a hand-held comm. Pilot attempted approach into cou but was unable to land due to fog. Diverted to jef and landed. Due to low visibility on the ground, the aircraft ran off the end of the runway damaging a threshold light.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS 30 MINUTES INTO AN IFR FLIGHT AND WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT DISSABLED AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED USING A HAND-HELD COMM. PILOT ATTEMPTED APPROACH INTO COU BUT WAS UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO FOG. DIVERTED TO JEF AND LANDED. DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING A THRESHOLD LIGHT.
Other reports on N6131F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.