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Private pilot of small aircraft training aircraft experienced a electrical fire and made an emergency landing at an aaf base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214807 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : apg airport : mtn |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 87 |
| ASRS Report | 214807 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On a flight from easton to martin state, I had planned a flight around R-4001B when right of elk river and abeam deer northeast of phillips AFB I experienced electrical failure followed by a burning popping sound that I could not stop or identify. Phillips was the only field that at the time I thought I could reach without incident. The sounds led me to think the plane was on fire or ready to start any min. I had lost radio and navaids so no communication with phillips was made. I landed the plane safely and filed a report at phillips and decided to takeoff cautiously to see if I could fly it to martin state. 7/92 carburetor heat defective/possible ground strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA TRAINING ACFT EXPERIENCED A ELECTRICAL FIRE AND MADE AN EMER LNDG AT AN AAF BASE.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM EASTON TO MARTIN STATE, I HAD PLANNED A FLT AROUND R-4001B WHEN R OF ELK RIVER AND ABEAM DEER NE OF PHILLIPS AFB I EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A BURNING POPPING SOUND THAT I COULD NOT STOP OR IDENT. PHILLIPS WAS THE ONLY FIELD THAT AT THE TIME I THOUGHT I COULD REACH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SOUNDS LED ME TO THINK THE PLANE WAS ON FIRE OR READY TO START ANY MIN. I HAD LOST RADIO AND NAVAIDS SO NO COM WITH PHILLIPS WAS MADE. I LANDED THE PLANE SAFELY AND FILED A RPT AT PHILLIPS AND DECIDED TO TKOF CAUTIOUSLY TO SEE IF I COULD FLY IT TO MARTIN STATE. 7/92 CARB HEAT DEFECTIVE/POSSIBLE GND STRIKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.