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A T28 had smoke in the cockpit after rotation. On downwind ;when returning to land; the engine cowl departs the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 871470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Trojan (T28) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cowling/Nacelle Fasteners Latches |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 4960 Flight Crew Type 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After rotation; I noticed smoke in the cockpit. I then turned downwind and declared an emergency. On downwind the engine cowl departed the aircraft. During preflight the cowl and whole aircraft were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A T28 had smoke in the cockpit after rotation. On downwind ;when returning to land; the engine cowl departs the aircraft.
Narrative: After rotation; I noticed smoke in the cockpit. I then turned downwind and declared an emergency. On downwind the engine cowl departed the aircraft. During preflight the cowl and whole aircraft were normal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.