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C150 instructor and student on a cross country flight noted a burning smell; shut down all electrical equipment; and diverted. No obvious damage to aircraft noted upon landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 941501 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Flying home from a cross country with a student we smelled a burning smell coming from the electrical system of the aircraft. As a precaution we shut down all electrical equipment and decided to land at ZZZ1. Upon reaching the pattern at ZZZ1 I turned the radio of the aircraft back on and transmitted a radio call on CTAF. However; the radio was still tuned to ZZZ tower frequency. I realized my mistake and tuned to ZZZ1 CTAF. Upon reaching ZZZ1 there were fire trucks to meet our aircraft. Landing was uneventful and there was no obvious damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 instructor and student on a cross country flight noted a burning smell; shut down all electrical equipment; and diverted. No obvious damage to aircraft noted upon landing.
Narrative: Flying home from a cross country with a student we smelled a burning smell coming from the electrical system of the aircraft. As a precaution we shut down all electrical equipment and decided to land at ZZZ1. upon reaching the pattern at ZZZ1 I turned the radio of the aircraft back on and transmitted a radio call on CTAF. However; the radio was still tuned to ZZZ Tower frequency. I realized my mistake and tuned to ZZZ1 CTAF. Upon reaching ZZZ1 there were fire trucks to meet our aircraft. Landing was uneventful and there was no obvious damage to the aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.