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Possible airspace violation, incursion into restr airspace R-2519 south of ntd by a C172 with failed radios due to smoke in cockpit south of vtu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638759 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vtu.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : ntd.milfac tower : oxr.tower tower : den.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 205 flight time type : 205 |
| ASRS Report | 638759 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We had departed oxr on the return leg of a 2 leg training flight and had just reached cruising altitude of 5500 ft MSL. We had contacted pt magu approach to request flight following to carlsbad/palomar airport (crq). We had just been given a handoff frequency and were in the process of communicating on that new frequency. The microphone was keyed and the cockpit was quickly filled with acrid smoke that smelled of burning electronics. The CFI that I was with immediately turned off the avionics master and we proceeded to execute the 'electrical fire in-flight' checklist and turned back towards oxnard while NORDO. We were able to get the transponder back on and squawked 7700 but did not want to attempt to use a radio since we were not sure what was wrong. We received light signals from the oxnard tower and landed uneventfully. After securing the plane and telephoning the tower, we reviewed the charts and I believe that we flew through restr airspace R-2519 which is south of pt magu NAS (ntd). This was probably one of the better training flts that I have experienced, as it allowed me to see the importance of a number of things including CRM, situational awareness, and emergency procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSSIBLE AIRSPACE VIOLATION, INCURSION INTO RESTR AIRSPACE R-2519 S OF NTD BY A C172 WITH FAILED RADIOS DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT S OF VTU.
Narrative: WE HAD DEPARTED OXR ON THE RETURN LEG OF A 2 LEG TRAINING FLT AND HAD JUST REACHED CRUISING ALT OF 5500 FT MSL. WE HAD CONTACTED PT MAGU APCH TO REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING TO CARLSBAD/PALOMAR ARPT (CRQ). WE HAD JUST BEEN GIVEN A HDOF FREQ AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF COMMUNICATING ON THAT NEW FREQ. THE MIKE WAS KEYED AND THE COCKPIT WAS QUICKLY FILLED WITH ACRID SMOKE THAT SMELLED OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THE CFI THAT I WAS WITH IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE AVIONICS MASTER AND WE PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE THE 'ELECTRICAL FIRE INFLT' CHKLIST AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS OXNARD WHILE NORDO. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE XPONDER BACK ON AND SQUAWKED 7700 BUT DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT TO USE A RADIO SINCE WE WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE RECEIVED LIGHT SIGNALS FROM THE OXNARD TWR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER SECURING THE PLANE AND TELEPHONING THE TWR, WE REVIEWED THE CHARTS AND I BELIEVE THAT WE FLEW THROUGH RESTR AIRSPACE R-2519 WHICH IS S OF PT MAGU NAS (NTD). THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BETTER TRAINING FLTS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, AS IT ALLOWED ME TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF A NUMBER OF THINGS INCLUDING CRM, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND EMER PROCS.
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.