# Incident 20241029016809I: Cessna 172M, Tobyhanna, PA, October 29, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2024, 12:20 local time
- Place: Tobyhanna, PA
- Airport: Pocono Mountains Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1377° N, 75.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POCONO MOUNTAINS RGNL (MPO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1377&lon=-75.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20073, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20073) (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 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/20241029016809I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DESCENT TO LAND, PILOT REPORTED NAVIGATION SYSTEM DIMMING AND SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN CABIN.  PILOT TURNED OFF AUTOPILOT, AVIONICS AND BATTERY MASTER AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A&P AND NO EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRES WAS FOUND.  CARPET WAS CLEANED OUT OF HEATER VENTS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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