# Incident 20230124000259I: Cessna 172M, Miami, FL, January 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5171H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5171H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- 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/20230124000259I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS PIC AND HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TIME OF INCIDENT LIGHT SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT PILOT CONTACTED TOWER AND INFORMED THEM THEY HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL AND PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER TAXI SHUT DOWN AND FOUND OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5171H (2)

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

- [Accident 20240309006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240309006019A), Mar 9, 2024: Cessna 172M (N5171H), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Part 91 flight departed Homestead general airport (X51) with two people on board, the pilot and a non pilot rated passenger. After departure pilot reported…
- [Incident 20170624013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624013659I), Jun 24, 2017: Cessna 172M (N5171H), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was taxing in the parking area along the perimeter of the fence line. Right wing contacted a fixed post resulting in damage to the wing leading edge.

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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