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C182 pilot reported landing at a closed airport due to smoke and fumes from an apparent engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1596840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cylinder |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Cruising at 3;000 feet MSL my wife and I smelled smoke; soon after got a puff of smoke in cockpit. I was not under control from any ATC [facility]. I clicked nearest airport on [my GPS]. ZZZ airport was 3 miles ahead. Over flying the field prior to landing airport had yellow X displayed on runway but asphalt airstrip appeared in good condition. Next airport was 15 miles [away] so I landed on closed airport successfully with no problems. After parking removal of cowl I found front right cylinder cracked around the barrel between cylinder barrel and head. Local authority and neighbor stopped by. They had no problems with my presence and said airport was condemned due to lack of upkeep.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot reported landing at a closed airport due to smoke and fumes from an apparent engine failure.
Narrative: Cruising at 3;000 feet MSL my wife and I smelled smoke; soon after got a puff of smoke in cockpit. I was not under control from any ATC [facility]. I clicked nearest airport on [my GPS]. ZZZ airport was 3 miles ahead. Over flying the field prior to landing airport had yellow X displayed on runway but asphalt airstrip appeared in good condition. Next airport was 15 miles [away] so I landed on closed airport successfully with no problems. After parking removal of cowl I found front right cylinder cracked around the barrel between cylinder barrel and head. Local authority and neighbor stopped by. They had no problems with my presence and said airport was condemned due to lack of upkeep.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.