# Incident 20220723011089I: Cessna 172R, West Mifflin, PA, July 23, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2022, 10:36 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BBYS
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N430U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- 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/20220723011089I

## Narrative

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

SMELL SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER 1 SECOND. THE PILOT VISUALLY SAW THE SMOKE. IMMEDIATELY DECLARED MAYDAY AND LANDED RUNWAY 13. EXITED AT TAXIWAY B1 SHUTDOWN AT PFTC. FIRE TRUCKS CAME AND EXTINGUISH THE FIRE

## Other reports on N430U (1)

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

- [Incident 20210711010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711010659I), Jul 11, 2021: Cessna 172R (N430U), West Mifflin, PA, No damage. Student pilot initiated a go-around procedure because he was not set up for a stablized approach. The air traffic controller kept referring to the aircraft as…

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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