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Pilot of an experimental aircraft reported declaring an emergency and diverting to nearest suitable airport when extreme heat and exhaust began entering cockpit from an opening in the fuselage floor pan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1033626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage Skin |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 900 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
[I had an] in-flight emergency. Exhaust directly entered cabin due to opening of fuselage floor pan directly behind exhaust pipes. Extreme heat and exhaust entered cabin causing a rapid degrading of cockpit conditions. Mayday called. [I] informed responders that landing will be made at closest airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot of an experimental aircraft reported declaring an emergency and diverting to nearest suitable airport when extreme heat and exhaust began entering cockpit from an opening in the fuselage floor pan.
Narrative: [I had an] in-flight emergency. Exhaust directly entered cabin due to opening of fuselage floor pan directly behind exhaust pipes. Extreme heat and exhaust entered cabin causing a rapid degrading of cockpit conditions. Mayday called. [I] informed responders that landing will be made at closest airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.