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A BE33 flight instructor and student experienced heat and the smell of smoke while performing training maneuvers. Made an emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : drk.vortac |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 950 flight time type : 167 |
| ASRS Report | 528604 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During a demonstration of 8's on pylons, I noticed that my legs were getting hot. I at first thought that we had placed the heater on, but I then noticed a smell almost like antifreeze on a hot engine. My student also noticed the smell (he was flying). I then made a radio call on our practice area frequency 123.5 and told anyone listening where our location was and we were getting the aircraft down. I tried to give an exact fix from drake, however, I discovered our GPS unit was no longer operating. As I noticed this, I saw some smoke coming out between the windshield and the front of the dash. I then took the controls and turned off all electronics after placing the gear down. I was very familiar with the area and decided to set down on a 15-20 ft wide dirt road. I chose the road over the surrounding field due to its length and the lack of trees around the road. We touched down with no flaps and stopped in 1500 ft or so. The plane was undamaged from the landing and both my student and I evacuated promptly. We secured the aircraft about 10 mins later and moved it onto a side road. The auths arrived approximately 1 hour later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE33 FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCED HEAT AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE WHILE PERFORMING TRAINING MANEUVERS. MADE AN EMER LNDG.
Narrative: DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF 8'S ON PYLONS, I NOTICED THAT MY LEGS WERE GETTING HOT. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT WE HAD PLACED THE HEATER ON, BUT I THEN NOTICED A SMELL ALMOST LIKE ANTIFREEZE ON A HOT ENG. MY STUDENT ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL (HE WAS FLYING). I THEN MADE A RADIO CALL ON OUR PRACTICE AREA FREQ 123.5 AND TOLD ANYONE LISTENING WHERE OUR LOCATION WAS AND WE WERE GETTING THE ACFT DOWN. I TRIED TO GIVE AN EXACT FIX FROM DRAKE, HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED OUR GPS UNIT WAS NO LONGER OPERATING. AS I NOTICED THIS, I SAW SOME SMOKE COMING OUT BTWN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRONT OF THE DASH. I THEN TOOK THE CTLS AND TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRONICS AFTER PLACING THE GEAR DOWN. I WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND DECIDED TO SET DOWN ON A 15-20 FT WIDE DIRT ROAD. I CHOSE THE ROAD OVER THE SURROUNDING FIELD DUE TO ITS LENGTH AND THE LACK OF TREES AROUND THE ROAD. WE TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO FLAPS AND STOPPED IN 1500 FT OR SO. THE PLANE WAS UNDAMAGED FROM THE LNDG AND BOTH MY STUDENT AND I EVACUATED PROMPTLY. WE SECURED THE ACFT ABOUT 10 MINS LATER AND MOVED IT ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE AUTHS ARRIVED APPROX 1 HR LATER.
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.