# Incident 20210417006459I: Cessna 172P, Ankeny, IA, April 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2021, 08:50 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6913° N, 93.5663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANKENY RGNL (IKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6913&lon=-93.5663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,968 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210417006459I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF THE ANKENY AIRPORT THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING AND ENTERING THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT OPENED THE WINDOW AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DECENT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE FIRE TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THEN SHUTDOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE ANKENY AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N55211 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960616028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616028779I), Jun 16, 1996: Cessna 172P (N55211), New Castle, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: on approach to fnt landing gear was lowered in preparation for landing. During extension a loud bang was heard followed by no green light for the…
- [Accident 19850412014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412014459A), Apr 12, 1985: Cessna 172P (N55211), Phillipsburg, OH, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines 30 feet AGL on final. Aircraft impacted ground inverted one half mile from runway.

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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