DHC8-100 captain experiences a smoke master warning light as the nose wheel is lowered to the runway...

Narrative:

Upon landing roll out just after the nose touched down we got a smoke master warning light. We turned off onto the taxiway and stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. We confirmed the smoke master warning light. We then notified ATC to send the fire trucks because we had a smoke indication. I called for the smoke checklist. This is normally done by memory; but since we were on duty for 12 hours. I did not want to take any chances of missing any items. We conducted the check list; and evacuated the aircraft. I told my first officer to go out the main airstair door and then my flight attendant would send the passengers to her. I also told her to get a head count. After the last passenger departed; my first officer informed me she had all the passengers. The flight attendant and I double checked the aircraft for passengers and smoke. The firemen arrived shortly after all the passengers were off the aircraft. They inspected the aircraft and found nothing and at that time maintenance took control of the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8-100 Captain experiences a SMOKE Master Warning Light as the nose wheel is lowered to the runway after touch down. The aircraft is stopped on a taxiway and the passengers are evacuated. ARFF can locate no fire or smoke. The aircraft is towed to the gate by Maintenance.

Narrative: Upon landing roll out just after the nose touched down we got a SMOKE Master Warning Light. We turned off onto the taxiway and stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. We confirmed the SMOKE Master Warning Light. We then notified ATC to send the fire trucks because we had a smoke indication. I called for the Smoke Checklist. This is normally done by memory; but since we were on duty for 12 hours. I did not want to take any chances of missing any items. We conducted the check list; and evacuated the aircraft. I told my First Officer to go out the main airstair door and then my Flight Attendant would send the passengers to her. I also told her to get a head count. After the last passenger departed; my First Officer informed me she had all the passengers. The Flight Attendant and I double checked the aircraft for passengers and smoke. The firemen arrived shortly after all the passengers were off the aircraft. They inspected the aircraft and found nothing and at that time Maintenance took control of the aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1090022
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Component
Aircraft Component	Cargo Compartment Fire/Overheat Warning
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 23600 Flight Crew Type 11200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

DHC8-100 captain experiences a smoke master warning light as the nose wheel is lowered to the runway after touch down. The aircraft is stopped on a taxiway and the passengers are evacuated. Arff can locate no fire or smoke. The aircraft is towed to the gate by maintenance.