C182 pilot has smoke in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	442550
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avx.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 2.5
ASRS Report	442550
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after leveloff, smell of smoke detected, as well as small amounts of smoke seen coming from the lower center of pilot's instrument panel. Master switch set to off position, opened pilot's side window to ventilate cabin. No circuit breaker popped, no further smoke or fumes detected. Switches turned back on, one at a time, no further incident. Precautionary landing made at avx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT HAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEVELOFF, SMELL OF SMOKE DETECTED, AS WELL AS SMALL AMOUNTS OF SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM THE LOWER CTR OF PLT'S INST PANEL. MASTER SWITCH SET TO OFF POS, OPENED PLT'S SIDE WINDOW TO VENTILATE CABIN. NO CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, NO FURTHER SMOKE OR FUMES DETECTED. SWITCHES TURNED BACK ON, ONE AT A TIME, NO FURTHER INCIDENT. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG MADE AT AVX.

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.