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Private pilot of an small aircraft landed at destination as soon as possible due to smoke in the cockpit which was later determined after landing that it was coming from the generator drive belt due to a seized generator bearing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : san airport : see |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 381114 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Smoke in cockpit. Emergency. Shut off master switch. Landed as soon as practicable at see. Cause of smoke was generator bearing seized, fan belt started smoking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA LANDED AT DEST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED AFTER LNDG THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE GENERATOR DRIVE BELT DUE TO A SEIZED GENERATOR BEARING.
Narrative: SMOKE IN COCKPIT. EMER. SHUT OFF MASTER SWITCH. LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AT SEE. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS GENERATOR BEARING SEIZED, FAN BELT STARTED SMOKING.
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.