<< >> NASA ASRS Report 109095, April 1989

Pilot of small aircraft attempted an off airport landing when his cabin filled with smoke. Aircraft nosed over on landing when nose wheel sunk into soft ground.

Attributes
ACN	109095
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 30hi
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 746
ASRS Report	109095
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While on a routine training flight approximately 7 miles southwest of west alexandria, ohio, I attempted an off-airport landing after cabin filled with smoke. Aircraft sustained nonsubstantial damage in nose-over when nosewheel collapsed in soft earth. Origin of smoke is unknown. Until origin of smoke is determined, no practical solution can be proposed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ATTEMPTED AN OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN HIS CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. ACFT NOSED OVER ON LNDG WHEN NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO SOFT GND.

Narrative: WHILE ON A ROUTINE TRAINING FLT APPROX 7 MILES SW OF WEST ALEXANDRIA, OHIO, I ATTEMPTED AN OFF-ARPT LNDG AFTER CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. ACFT SUSTAINED NONSUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN NOSE-OVER WHEN NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED IN SOFT EARTH. ORIGIN OF SMOKE IS UNKNOWN. UNTIL ORIGIN OF SMOKE IS DETERMINED, NO PRACTICAL SOLUTION CAN BE PROPOSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.