<< >> NASA ASRS Report 754976, September 2007

C310 pilot was distracted while taxiing by a 'puff of smoke' in the cockpit. While continuing to taxi; aircraft crossed an active runway without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	754976
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yip.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fai.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	754976
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi from the ramp to runway 32 via south on the ramp runway 27L to runway 32. As I was taxiing on runway 27L; I became distraction by a puff of smoke in the cockpit. Rather than stop taxiing; I continued down the runway while investigating the source of the smoke and attempting to open the door and windows. While taxiing; I crossed runway 32. When I looked up; I realized that I had crossed the runway and received a call from ground; also informing me that I had crossed the runway. The smoke was coming from a dc to AC inverter that was plugged into the cigarette lighter. I believe that the cause of this indiscretion was my inattn to taxiing and my concentration on the smoke in the cockpit. It was a foolish choice to continue taxiing rather than stop and investigate the source of the smoke.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 PLT WAS DISTRACTED WHILE TAXIING BY A 'PUFF OF SMOKE' IN THE COCKPIT. WHILE CONTINUING TO TAXI; ACFT CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 32 VIA S ON THE RAMP RWY 27L TO RWY 32. AS I WAS TAXIING ON RWY 27L; I BECAME DISTR BY A PUFF OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. RATHER THAN STOP TAXIING; I CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY WHILE INVESTIGATING THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WINDOWS. WHILE TAXIING; I CROSSED RWY 32. WHEN I LOOKED UP; I REALIZED THAT I HAD CROSSED THE RWY AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM GND; ALSO INFORMING ME THAT I HAD CROSSED THE RWY. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM A DC TO AC INVERTER THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS INDISCRETION WAS MY INATTN TO TAXIING AND MY CONCENTRATION ON THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS A FOOLISH CHOICE TO CONTINUE TAXIING RATHER THAN STOP AND INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.