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A C414 PIC report of smoke in the cockpit and declaring an emergency for descent 5 mi southwest of I69, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : i69.airport |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1360 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 509074 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We declared an emergency because we had smoke in the cockpit. The cabin air became contaminated and we started an emergency descent. The whole incident was picture perfect, but when I got home I heard rumors that I was not insured in the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C414 PIC RPT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARING AN EMER FOR DSCNT 5 MI SW OF I69, OH.
Narrative: WE DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE WE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CABIN AIR BECAME CONTAMINATED AND WE STARTED AN EMER DSCNT. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS PICTURE PERFECT, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I HEARD RUMORS THAT I WAS NOT INSURED IN THE ACFT.
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.