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Altitude deviation excursion from assigned when pilot distraction smoke in cockpit creates need for diversion to alternate airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ms04 |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 261143 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cruising at 5000 ft MSL smelled electrical smoke. Began descent out of 5000 ft and noticed ATC of intentions. I never received a clearance to descend, so I canceled IFR out of about 4500 ft MSL. I needed an immediate clearance for lower. After a 500 ft descent I canceled IFR. No emergency was declared. I landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV EXCURSION FROM ASSIGNED WHEN PLT DISTR SMOKE IN COCKPIT CREATES NEED FOR DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT.
Narrative: CRUISING AT 5000 FT MSL SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. BEGAN DSCNT OUT OF 5000 FT AND NOTICED ATC OF INTENTIONS. I NEVER RECEIVED A CLRNC TO DSND, SO I CANCELED IFR OUT OF ABOUT 4500 FT MSL. I NEEDED AN IMMEDIATE CLRNC FOR LOWER. AFTER A 500 FT DSCNT I CANCELED IFR. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.