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A C152 pilot dealing with radio failure and smoke in the cockpit landed without tower crlnc on a runway that had a service truck operating on it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 19 flight time type : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 705702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This morning around XX00 hours; on 07/mon/06; I had gone to practice lndgs in a C152. On the second landing there was a dead bird on the runway; probably the size of a duck. I radioed the tower to get the debris off of the runway. On my fourth downwind; I started smelling smoke but wasnT sure if it was from the aircraft or the ground. I made my call to the tower for landing; tower read back and said extend downwind; there was a truck on the runway. 10 degrees flaps were retracted to maintain altitude; the tower called back and I heard base. The radio went out; ammeter reading looked normal; I tried to read back to the tower; but to no avail. Then turned to base and declared an emergency before landing. After I landed I was informed that my attempt to declare an emergency failed and that I had deviated from the towersouth instruction given via a light gun signal to go around. I never saw the light gun because I was too focused on the truck on the runway and the smell of smoke in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 PLT DEALING WITH RADIO FAILURE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT LANDED WITHOUT TWR CRLNC ON A RWY THAT HAD A SVC TRUCK OPERATING ON IT.
Narrative: THIS MORNING AROUND XX00 HRS; ON 07/MON/06; I HAD GONE TO PRACTICE LNDGS IN A C152. ON THE SECOND LNDG THERE WAS A DEAD BIRD ON THE RWY; PROBABLY THE SIZE OF A DUCK. I RADIOED THE TWR TO GET THE DEBRIS OFF OF THE RWY. ON MY FOURTH DOWNWIND; I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE BUT WASNT SURE IF IT WAS FROM THE ACFT OR THE GND. I MADE MY CALL TO THE TWR FOR LNDG; TWR READ BACK AND SAID EXTEND DOWNWIND; THERE WAS A TRUCK ON THE RWY. 10 DEGS FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO MAINTAIN ALT; THE TWR CALLED BACK AND I HEARD BASE. THE RADIO WENT OUT; AMMETER READING LOOKED NORMAL; I TRIED TO READ BACK TO THE TWR; BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEN TURNED TO BASE AND DECLARED AN EMER BEFORE LNDG. AFTER I LANDED I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ATTEMPT TO DECLARE AN EMER FAILED AND THAT I HAD DEVIATED FROM THE TWRS INSTRUCTION GIVEN VIA A LIGHT GUN SIGNAL TO GAR. I NEVER SAW THE LIGHT GUN BECAUSE I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON THE TRUCK ON THE RWY AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.