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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Daytona Beach, FL · April 9, 2020

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Date
April 9, 2020 · 13:05 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
XUCJ
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N62756
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N62756Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7654202 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Upon takeoff from Daytona INTERNATI0NAL airport and climbing through 600' AGL the pilot smelled a strong oder of smoke and requested an immediate landing back at Daytona international airport. Before landing the passenger which was the camera operator witnessed sparks behind the aircraft instrument panel and used the aircraft fire bottle to extinguish. Aircraft landing without further incident. There was no aircraft damage beyond a small amount of burnt soot caused by an auxiliary port wire that was loose from a broken tie strap causing sparks.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TAKEOFF FROM DAYTONA INTERNATI0NAL AIRPORT AND CLIMBING THROUGH 600' AGL THE PILOT SMELLED A STRONG ODER OF SMOKE AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE LANDING BACK AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. BEFORE LANDING THE PASSENGER WHICH WAS THE CAMERA OPERATOR WITNESSED SPARKS BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT PANEL AND USED THE AIRCRAFT FIRE BOTTLE TO EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE BEYOND A SMALL AMOUNT OF BURNT SOOT CAUSED BY AN AUXILIARY PORT WIRE THAT WAS LOOSE FROM A BROKEN TIE STRAP CAUSING SPARKS.