A C402 captain detected smoke in the cockpit. He declared an emergency; notified ATC that he was securing his electrical system; and landed at the nearest suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	1066950
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electrical Power
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

I detected smoke in cockpit; ran emergency checklist; declared an emergency; and informed ATC that I would be shutting the electrical system down after I made clear my intentions. I then continued after smoke stopped to the closest and suitable airport. I then landed and taxied in with no further issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 Captain detected smoke in the cockpit. He declared an emergency; notified ATC that he was securing his electrical system; and landed at the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: I detected smoke in cockpit; ran emergency checklist; declared an emergency; and informed ATC that I would be shutting the electrical system down after I made clear my intentions. I then continued after smoke stopped to the closest and suitable airport. I then landed and taxied in with no further issues.

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.