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C172 pilot has noises in headset and smells smoke. He turns back to land but has lost communication. He squawks 7700 and makes emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ikk airport : dpa |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dpa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 85 flight time type : 48 |
| ASRS Report | 392210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I took an airplane type C172 from FBO in dupage airport for a cross country flight (training flight), heading to edgar county airport near prg, il. Approximately 10 mins after departure on a heading of 170 degrees and an altitude of 3500 ft MSL, I heard unusual noises in my headset, which disappeared after 1 min. I contacted dpa tower for radio check and found out that the communication was still ok. Flying over greater kankakee airport I smelled smoke and heard the same noises in my head set. I turned the navigation switch off and turned back for landing in ikk. On a heading of 360 degrees, I turned the navigation switch on and the radios worked fine. I decided to fly back to dupage airport. Before entering the class D airspace of dupage I noticed that I lost communication and squawked 7700 (for lost communication). I tried to reach dpa tower on my mobile phone during the flight but I was not able to hear them. Smoke came out of the audio panel and I decided to land 'in emergency' on runway 15 at dpa. I became scared that I might get fire in the cabin. After the landing I contacted the tower of dpa airport and explained the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT HAS NOISES IN HEADSET AND SMELLS SMOKE. HE TURNS BACK TO LAND BUT HAS LOST COM. HE SQUAWKS 7700 AND MAKES EMER LNDG.
Narrative: I TOOK AN AIRPLANE TYPE C172 FROM FBO IN DUPAGE ARPT FOR A XCOUNTRY FLT (TRAINING FLT), HDG TO EDGAR COUNTY ARPT NEAR PRG, IL. APPROX 10 MINS AFTER DEP ON A HDG OF 170 DEGS AND AN ALT OF 3500 FT MSL, I HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES IN MY HEADSET, WHICH DISAPPEARED AFTER 1 MIN. I CONTACTED DPA TWR FOR RADIO CHK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE COM WAS STILL OK. FLYING OVER GREATER KANKAKEE ARPT I SMELLED SMOKE AND HEARD THE SAME NOISES IN MY HEAD SET. I TURNED THE NAV SWITCH OFF AND TURNED BACK FOR LNDG IN IKK. ON A HDG OF 360 DEGS, I TURNED THE NAV SWITCH ON AND THE RADIOS WORKED FINE. I DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO DUPAGE ARPT. BEFORE ENTERING THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF DUPAGE I NOTICED THAT I LOST COM AND SQUAWKED 7700 (FOR LOST COM). I TRIED TO REACH DPA TWR ON MY MOBILE PHONE DURING THE FLT BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR THEM. SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AUDIO PANEL AND I DECIDED TO LAND 'IN EMER' ON RWY 15 AT DPA. I BECAME SCARED THAT I MIGHT GET FIRE IN THE CABIN. AFTER THE LNDG I CONTACTED THE TWR OF DPA ARPT AND EXPLAINED THE EMER.
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.