19990723018189I

Incident

FAA incident report · CASA C212200 · Bethel, AK · July 23, 1999

Date: July 23, 1999 · 18:50 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Airport: Bethel
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: UATA
Aircraft: N437CA
Reported as: CASA C212200
Reported engine: Garrett TPE33110R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,181 total464 in this make and model259 in the last 90 days

N437CARegistered now · C A S A 212S/N 180 Airframe modelC A S A 212

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On July 23, 1999, at approximately 1850 hrs, an arcitc transport service Casa 212-CC departed Bethel, AK.. On climb out, the co-pilot noted that the srl light flickered on and off. After resetting the srl computer circuit breaker, the light went out. He then noticed smoke in the cabin and about the same time noted the right generator was off line. He reset the generator and soon thereafter, the smoke began to subside in the cabin. The pilot got a clerance to land and the flight terminated without further incident back to Bethel Airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JULY 23, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 HRS, AN ARCITC TRANSPORT SERVICE CASA 212-CC DEPARTED BETHEL, AK.. ON CLIMB OUT, THE CO-PILOT NOTED THAT THE SRL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. AFTER RESETTING THE SRL COMPUTER CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. HE THEN NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME NOTED THE RIGHT GENERATOR WAS OFF LINE. HE RESET THE GENERATOR AND SOON THEREAFTER, THE SMOKE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT GOT A CLERANCE TO LAND AND THE FLIGHT TERMINATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT BACK TO BETHEL AIRPORT.