 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Lnc iv pilot declared an emergency and landed after noting smoke in the cockpit from malfunctioning electrical equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1100794 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Lancair IV/IVP |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Electrical fire smoke in cockpit from malfunctioning electrical equipment. Radio communication was temporarily lost due to power outage in plane. I turned off non-essential electrical; ventilated cockpit; and was able to re-establish radio contact with departure frequency. At that time I declared emergency due to smoke in cockpit. They cleared me to land. I was able to make [a] successful landing and the electrical issues were contained by turning off power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNC IV pilot declared an emergency and landed after noting smoke in the cockpit from malfunctioning electrical equipment.
Narrative: Electrical fire smoke in cockpit from malfunctioning electrical equipment. Radio communication was temporarily lost due to power outage in plane. I turned off non-essential electrical; ventilated cockpit; and was able to re-establish radio contact with Departure frequency. At that time I declared emergency due to smoke in cockpit. They cleared me to land. I was able to make [a] successful landing and the electrical issues were contained by turning off power.
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.