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C150 pilot has electric fire in cockpit instruments while en route, secures main control circuit breaker and continues to destination ccr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mod.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 117 flight time type : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 596709 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On my return leg of a cross country trip from mer to ccr abeam mod, panel started to smoke and I saw flames from under the instrument cluster. I shut off the master switch and opened the windows. After the fire went out, and the smoke cleared, I evaluated the situation and continued without electrical power to concord. I contacted tower using a cell phone and landed with light signals.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 PLT HAS ELECTRIC FIRE IN COCKPIT INSTS WHILE ENRTE, SECURES MAIN CTL CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CONTINUES TO DEST CCR.
Narrative: ON MY RETURN LEG OF A XCOUNTRY TRIP FROM MER TO CCR ABEAM MOD, PANEL STARTED TO SMOKE AND I SAW FLAMES FROM UNDER THE INST CLUSTER. I SHUT OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND OPENED THE WINDOWS. AFTER THE FIRE WENT OUT, AND THE SMOKE CLRED, I EVALUATED THE SIT AND CONTINUED WITHOUT ELECTRICAL PWR TO CONCORD. I CONTACTED TWR USING A CELL PHONE AND LANDED WITH LIGHT SIGNALS.
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.