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An AA5A instructor pilot and his student made an emergency off airport landing when the ammeter pegged high followed quickly by burning electrical odors in the cockpit. No injuries to the occupants nor damage to the airplane were incurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1071157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201303 |
| 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 | Cheetah Tiger Traveler AA5 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 300 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While cruising at 4;000 MSL the altitude light came on and we decided to turn back to the airport. Then I observed that the ammeter was pegged at plus 60 amps. I told my student to turn the alternator switch off and he did. Then I smelled an electrical burning smell. I shut the master switch off at that time and decided to make a precautionary off field landing as quickly as possible. No persons were injured during the landing. The aircraft was not damaged during the landing. No private property was damaged during the landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An AA5A Instructor pilot and his student made an emergency off airport landing when the ammeter pegged high followed quickly by burning electrical odors in the cockpit. No injuries to the occupants nor damage to the airplane were incurred.
Narrative: While cruising at 4;000 MSL the ALT light came on and we decided to turn back to the airport. Then I observed that the ammeter was pegged at plus 60 AMPS. I told my student to turn the alternator switch off and he did. Then I smelled an electrical burning smell. I shut the master switch off at that time and decided to make a precautionary off field landing as quickly as possible. No persons were injured during the landing. The aircraft was not damaged during the landing. No private property was damaged during the landing.
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.