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C172 pilot reported executing an immediate approach and landing following the appearance of smoke from the avionics equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Instrument and Control Panels |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 175 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Smoke appeared to be coming from avionics while on downwind. Radio call to tower was made informing of electrical fire; as well as intentions of taking the runway and that all communications would be lost as avionics would be turned off. Separation with aircraft cleared to land was maintained as tower had informed me; just prior to the incident; the traffic I would be following was on a 3 mile final. Knowing the incoming traffics location combined with the severity of the [situation] led to my decision to take the runway. No injuries and no property damage occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported executing an immediate approach and landing following the appearance of smoke from the avionics equipment.
Narrative: Smoke appeared to be coming from avionics while on downwind. Radio call to Tower was made informing of electrical fire; as well as intentions of taking the runway and that all communications would be lost as avionics would be turned off. Separation with aircraft cleared to land was maintained as Tower had informed me; just prior to the incident; the traffic I would be following was on a 3 mile final. Knowing the incoming traffics location combined with the severity of the [situation] led to my decision to take the runway. No injuries and no property damage occurred.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.