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C172 pilot notices smoke in cockpit and lands as a precaution. Upon landing, it is determined that the smoke was caused by a rag left in the air intake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pmd.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 680 |
| ASRS Report | 572142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Level flight observed small amount of smoke entering cabin from vents. Advised joshua approach I was diverting to L70. Ran all emergency checklists. Advised approach not declaring an emergency, and going off radio since shutting down master. Advised I would contact on ground. Landed, and on inspection observed a shop rag partially blocking air intake, which was singed, causing the smoke. There was no damage. Contributing factor was my failure to observe the rag during preflight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT NOTICES SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND LANDS AS A PRECAUTION. UPON LNDG, IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A RAG LEFT IN THE AIR INTAKE.
Narrative: LEVEL FLT OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE ENTERING CABIN FROM VENTS. ADVISED JOSHUA APCH I WAS DIVERTING TO L70. RAN ALL EMER CHKLISTS. ADVISED APCH NOT DECLARING AN EMER, AND GOING OFF RADIO SINCE SHUTTING DOWN MASTER. ADVISED I WOULD CONTACT ON GND. LANDED, AND ON INSPECTION OBSERVED A SHOP RAG PARTIALLY BLOCKING AIR INTAKE, WHICH WAS SINGED, CAUSING THE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MY FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE RAG DURING PREFLT.
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.