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Smoke in cockpit. Flight crew pilot distraction task in checklist use. Altitude deviation altitude excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dan |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : mdw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1175 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 297016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We left greensboro in king air aircraft, approximately XA30 pm EST, for a flight to lynchburg, va. We got to our final altitude of 8000 ft. Shortly after that I detected smoke, we shut the electrical system off. And the smoke disappeared. While we were in the process of taking care of the problem, we inadvertently lost 500 ft in altitude. At that point we got cleared to 6000 ft and continued down to that altitude. From then on the problem disappeared. We turned on what was needed to continue (things such as the radio). We had our radar taken out in greensboro, and we think that some of the wires may have started to smolder. We continued on to make a safe landing at lynchburg. It was my understanding before the flight that the other pilot, who is also owner and operator of the aircraft, was to be PIC, while I was sole manipulator of the controls.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FLC PLT DISTR TASK IN CHKLIST USE. ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION.
Narrative: WE LEFT GREENSBORO IN KING AIR ACFT, APPROX XA30 PM EST, FOR A FLT TO LYNCHBURG, VA. WE GOT TO OUR FINAL ALT OF 8000 FT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I DETECTED SMOKE, WE SHUT THE ELECTRICAL SYS OFF. AND THE SMOKE DISAPPEARED. WHILE WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING CARE OF THE PROB, WE INADVERTENTLY LOST 500 FT IN ALT. AT THAT POINT WE GOT CLRED TO 6000 FT AND CONTINUED DOWN TO THAT ALT. FROM THEN ON THE PROB DISAPPEARED. WE TURNED ON WHAT WAS NEEDED TO CONTINUE (THINGS SUCH AS THE RADIO). WE HAD OUR RADAR TAKEN OUT IN GREENSBORO, AND WE THINK THAT SOME OF THE WIRES MAY HAVE STARTED TO SMOLDER. WE CONTINUED ON TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG AT LYNCHBURG. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING BEFORE THE FLT THAT THE OTHER PLT, WHO IS ALSO OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE ACFT, WAS TO BE PIC, WHILE I WAS SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CTLS.
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.