# Incident 20210405005189I: Grumman TBM-3E, Walker, MN, April 5, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Walker, MN
- Airport: Walker Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1595° N, 94.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALKER MUNI (Y49), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1595&lon=-94.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93818, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3E (registry code 3950310, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN TBM-3E
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-2600 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210405005189I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES IN TO A FLIGHT FROM BJI TO FCM PIC NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND VISIBLE OIL STREAMING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT DIVERTED TO Y49 AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.  NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N93818 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930425037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425037479A), Apr 25, 1993: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD (N93818), Spooner, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Ground looped.

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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