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C208 pilot at 9;000 ft smells smoke and discovers his number one radio has failed. Upon contact center advises that he has drifted off course and is in restricted area R4201 and a heading is issued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 954041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 208B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | VHF |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
En route to lan via IFR clearance 'direct glr direct lan' at 9;000 ft just north of glr I smelled smoke. Knowing that there had been a forest fire in the area just 2 days previous I was looking to see if it might have been rekindled. Further 'sniffing' led me to believe it was an electrical smoke smell. Therefore I was looking in the cockpit for signs of smoke. At that same time I was contacted by a company pilot on number 2 com that minneapolis center was trying to get a hold of me. It was then that I realized that my number 1 radio had died and was the source of the smell. By the time I contacted minneapolis on number 2 radio I had passed glr and entered the restricted area 4201. A 30 degree turn was requested to exit the restricted area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C208 pilot at 9;000 FT smells smoke and discovers his number one radio has failed. Upon contact Center advises that he has drifted off course and is in Restricted Area R4201 and a heading is issued.
Narrative: En route to LAN via IFR clearance 'direct GLR direct LAN' at 9;000 FT just north of GLR I smelled smoke. Knowing that there had been a forest fire in the area just 2 days previous I was looking to see if it might have been rekindled. Further 'sniffing' led me to believe it was an electrical smoke smell. Therefore I was looking in the cockpit for signs of smoke. At that same time I was contacted by a company pilot on number 2 com that Minneapolis Center was trying to get a hold of me. It was then that I realized that my number 1 radio had died and was the source of the smell. By the time I contacted Minneapolis on number 2 radio I had passed GLR and entered the Restricted Area 4201. A 30 degree turn was requested to exit the restricted area.
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.