Flight crew distraction smoke in cockpit. Landed at destination airport which was luckily only 5 mi ...

Attributes
ACN	260162
Time
Date	199312
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : hmn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 295 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	260162
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During descent for final approach both pilots smelled fumes which were similar to fumes found around oil refineries. First officer (PF) turned directly toward field. Smoke was observed coming from top of glare shield. First officer told captain to turn off his windshield heat. Smoke stopped but fumes became stronger. Both pilots put on oxygen masks and first officer landed at white plains. Passenger were deplaned at normal ramp due to its extremely close proximity to runway. Aircraft was examined by maintenance and maintenance was performed. No more smoke was observed but fumes were noted. Approximately 30 mins after aircraft was secured, first officer's windshield shattered. Crew was rescheduled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DISTR SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED AT DEST ARPT WHICH WAS LUCKILY ONLY 5 MI AWAY.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT FOR FINAL APCH BOTH PLTS SMELLED FUMES WHICH WERE SIMILAR TO FUMES FOUND AROUND OIL REFINERIES. FO (PF) TURNED DIRECTLY TOWARD FIELD. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM TOP OF GLARE SHIELD. FO TOLD CAPT TO TURN OFF HIS WINDSHIELD HEAT. SMOKE STOPPED BUT FUMES BECAME STRONGER. BOTH PLTS PUT ON OXYGEN MASKS AND FO LANDED AT WHITE PLAINS. PAX WERE DEPLANED AT NORMAL RAMP DUE TO ITS EXTREMELY CLOSE PROX TO RWY. ACFT WAS EXAMINED BY MAINT AND MAINT WAS PERFORMED. NO MORE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED BUT FUMES WERE NOTED. APPROX 30 MINS AFTER ACFT WAS SECURED, FO'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. CREW WAS RESCHEDULED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Flight crew distraction smoke in cockpit. Landed at destination airport which was luckily only 5 mi away.