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C182 experienced electrical smoke in flight. Pilot shut off electrical systems and diverted to uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 719655 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed ZZZ airport after maintenance had been performed on the aircraft. Taxi; run-up and departure all seemed normal. In cruise flight; the ammeter needle became erratic and the charging system showed abnormally high voltage. Then the smoke started and was increasing in intensity when I shut off all electrical power. With no radios and increasing smoke; I made an emergency landing at ZZZ1 with no radio calls and against flow of traffic. Conditions were good VFR and I could see that there was no traffic conflict. Had a traffic conflict arisen; I could have flown a normal pattern but due to the emergency condition; I elected to land as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN FLT. PLT SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DIVERTED TO UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ ARPT AFTER MAINT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE ACFT. TAXI; RUN-UP AND DEP ALL SEEMED NORMAL. IN CRUISE FLT; THE AMMETER NEEDLE BECAME ERRATIC AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM SHOWED ABNORMALLY HIGH VOLTAGE. THEN THE SMOKE STARTED AND WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY WHEN I SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. WITH NO RADIOS AND INCREASING SMOKE; I MADE AN EMER LNDG AT ZZZ1 WITH NO RADIO CALLS AND AGAINST FLOW OF TFC. CONDITIONS WERE GOOD VFR AND I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. HAD A TFC CONFLICT ARISEN; I COULD HAVE FLOWN A NORMAL PATTERN BUT DUE TO THE EMER CONDITION; I ELECTED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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.