What happened
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(-23) PIC departed ilm a few minutes into the flight at 2000 feet the PIC reported smoke in the cockpit, declared emergency via "mayday" and started inbound to ilm airport. The PIC made an emergency landing 2 miles e se of ilm in a field. PIC reported she landed without incident and as the aircraft rolled across the field it hit the edge of a drainage ditch causing the aircraft to slowly flip over. No injuries to the PIC but substantial damage to the aircraft. Investigation on the aircraft in the hangar at aeronautics at ilm showed the audio amp circuit breaker popped. Could not locate the origin of the smoke. Reset the circuit breaker and could not reproduce the smoke in the cockpit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC DEPARTED ILM A FEW MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET THE PIC REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, DECLARED EMERGENCY VIA "MAYDAY" AND STARTED INBOUND TO ILM AIRPORT. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 2 MILES E SE OF ILM IN A FIELD. PIC REPORTED SHE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ACROSS THE FIELD IT HIT THE EDGE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOWLY FLIP OVER. NO INJURIES TO THE PIC BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGAR AT AERONAUTICS AT ILM SHOWED THE AUDIO AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. COULD NOT LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.
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