Small transport pilot had smoke, fumes in cockpit, cabin on climb out in IMC.

Attributes
ACN	463248
Time
Date	200002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eglc.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc tower : ege.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : gypsum1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	463248
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climb out on gypsum 1 departure, smelled oily smoke while IMC in the vicinity of tall mountains. Cabin rapidly filled with smoke and I dumped cabin pressure to breath. Oxygen masks were available but were not quick don. Declared emergency, got vectors to eagle, and due to excellent help from eagle tower I found the airport (and didn't hit a mountain!).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT HAD SMOKE, FUMES IN COCKPIT, CABIN ON CLBOUT IN IMC.

Narrative: CLBOUT ON GYPSUM 1 DEP, SMELLED OILY SMOKE WHILE IMC IN THE VICINITY OF TALL MOUNTAINS. CABIN RAPIDLY FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I DUMPED CABIN PRESSURE TO BREATH. OXYGEN MASKS WERE AVAILABLE BUT WERE NOT QUICK DON. DECLARED EMER, GOT VECTORS TO EAGLE, AND DUE TO EXCELLENT HELP FROM EAGLE TWR I FOUND THE ARPT (AND DIDN'T HIT A MOUNTAIN!).

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.