A BE33 flight instructor and student experienced heat and the smell of smoke while performing traini...

Attributes
ACN	528604
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : drk.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 950 flight time type : 167
ASRS Report	528604
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During a demonstration of 8's on pylons, I noticed that my legs were getting hot. I at first thought that we had placed the heater on, but I then noticed a smell almost like antifreeze on a hot engine. My student also noticed the smell (he was flying). I then made a radio call on our practice area frequency 123.5 and told anyone listening where our location was and we were getting the aircraft down. I tried to give an exact fix from drake, however, I discovered our GPS unit was no longer operating. As I noticed this, I saw some smoke coming out between the windshield and the front of the dash. I then took the controls and turned off all electronics after placing the gear down. I was very familiar with the area and decided to set down on a 15-20 ft wide dirt road. I chose the road over the surrounding field due to its length and the lack of trees around the road. We touched down with no flaps and stopped in 1500 ft or so. The plane was undamaged from the landing and both my student and I evacuated promptly. We secured the aircraft about 10 mins later and moved it onto a side road. The auths arrived approximately 1 hour later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE33 FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCED HEAT AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING MANEUVERS. MADE AN EMER LNDG.

Narrative: DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF 8'S ON PYLONS, I NOTICED THAT MY LEGS WERE GETTING HOT. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT WE HAD PLACED THE HEATER ON, BUT I THEN NOTICED A SMELL ALMOST LIKE ANTIFREEZE ON A HOT ENG. MY STUDENT ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL (HE WAS FLYING). I THEN MADE A RADIO CALL ON OUR PRACTICE AREA FREQ 123.5 AND TOLD ANYONE LISTENING WHERE OUR LOCATION WAS AND WE WERE GETTING THE ACFT DOWN. I TRIED TO GIVE AN EXACT FIX FROM DRAKE, HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED OUR GPS UNIT WAS NO LONGER OPERATING. AS I NOTICED THIS, I SAW SOME SMOKE COMING OUT BTWN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRONT OF THE DASH. I THEN TOOK THE CTLS AND TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRONICS AFTER PLACING THE GEAR DOWN. I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND DECIDED TO SET DOWN ON A 15-20 FT WIDE DIRT ROAD. I CHOSE THE ROAD OVER THE SURROUNDING FIELD DUE TO ITS LENGTH AND THE LACK OF TREES AROUND THE ROAD. WE TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO FLAPS AND STOPPED IN 1500 FT OR SO. THE PLANE WAS UNDAMAGED FROM THE LNDG AND BOTH MY STUDENT AND I EVACUATED PROMPTLY. WE SECURED THE ACFT ABOUT 10 MINS LATER AND MOVED IT ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE AUTHS ARRIVED APPROX 1 HR LATER.

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.

A BE33 flight instructor and student experienced heat and the smell of smoke while performing training maneuvers. Made an emergency landing.