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C172 pilot detected an electrical odor, smoke in the aircraft. The aircraft electrical system was shut down and the smoke, odor cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1.5 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 594191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On local pleasure flight when I smelled strong odor of burning wire insulation. I shut all electronics off and completed the emergency checklist. Once the odor cleared I restored electrical components one at a time starting with transponder, then radios, and was unable to duplicate condition. Aircraft was landed at greeley, co, and inspected but source was not located. Aircraft was relocated to apa without incident. No circuit breakers tripped and no smoke was evident. Aircraft is scheduled for its annual and mechanic has been advised of the incident. NTSB (denver) was contacted and determined the incident to be non reportable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, SMOKE IN THE ACFT. THE ACFT ELECTRICAL SYS WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SMOKE, ODOR CLRED.
Narrative: ON LCL PLEASURE FLT WHEN I SMELLED STRONG ODOR OF BURNING WIRE INSULATION. I SHUT ALL ELECTRONICS OFF AND COMPLETED THE EMER CHKLIST. ONCE THE ODOR CLRED I RESTORED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH XPONDER, THEN RADIOS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION. ACFT WAS LANDED AT GREELEY, CO, AND INSPECTED BUT SOURCE WAS NOT LOCATED. ACFT WAS RELOCATED TO APA WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED AND NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT. ACFT IS SCHEDULED FOR ITS ANNUAL AND MECH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT. NTSB (DENVER) WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE INCIDENT TO BE NON REPORTABLE.
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.