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A PA-44-180 electrical system surged during a practice instrument approach go around resulting the loss of both generators and smoke in the cockpit so the flight landed at the nearest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1044882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Distribution |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 65 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Was practicing instrument approaches for a training flight. Upon starting the missed approach climbout there was a surge in the electricity shown through flickering lights; low bus annunciator indications; both alternators shown as inoperative; and a right altitude circuit breaker popped. We (my students and I) started turning off unnecessary equipment since we were running on our battery only; and on the way back toward the airport we started to smell something burning. The smell increased rapidly over the next 1-2 minutes and then the student observing in the back started to see smoke coming from the cockpit area. We immediately notified ATC at this point and told them we were going to land at the closest airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-44-180 electrical system surged during a practice instrument approach go around resulting the loss of both generators and smoke in the cockpit so the flight landed at the nearest airport.
Narrative: Was practicing instrument approaches for a training flight. Upon starting the missed approach climbout there was a surge in the electricity shown through flickering lights; Low Bus annunciator indications; both alternators shown as inoperative; and a right ALT circuit breaker popped. We (my students and I) started turning off unnecessary equipment since we were running on our battery only; and on the way back toward the airport we started to smell something burning. The smell increased rapidly over the next 1-2 minutes and then the student observing in the back started to see smoke coming from the cockpit area. We immediately notified ATC at this point and told them we were going to land at the 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.