# Incident 20200519007439I: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Benton, AR, May 19, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2020, 20:30 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5904° N, 92.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE COUNTY RGNL (SUZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5904&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519007439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 HE TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY WHEN A WHITE-GRAY SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH THE DISTINCT SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE PILOT SHUTOFF ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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