What happened
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Air Wisconsin flight 961A returned and landed on runway 1 due to smoke in the cockpit. Pilot stated that on climb-out the flight attendant reported smoke and a burning odor in the rear of the aircraft. The pilot confirmed that the odor was present in the flight deck as well. The smoke subsided during the return to field but reappeared as they approached the gate. The PIC advised the tower that they would be evacuating the aircraft. When the aircraft arrived at the gate the fire department assisted with the evacuation by deplaning all passengers through the crew entrance door. No emergency slides or over wing exits were used during the deplaning of passengers. No emergency equipment was utilized during the evacuation or in flight during the emergency. The estimated deplaning time was less than one minute with no injuries reported. As a possible result of being subjected to smoke and fumes, the PIC and SIC reported having a sore throat and the flight attendant reported a sore throat and headache. The crew was released from duty and went to a local hospital for evaluation. The PIC reported that while at the hospital the SIC was diagnosed with high carbon monoxide levels and was put on oxygen for a couple of hours. All three crew members were removed from flying status for approximately one week.
As the FAA filed it
AIR WISCONSIN FLIGHT 961A RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT STATED THAT ON CLIMB-OUT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE FLIGHT DECK AS WELL. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED DURING THE RETURN TO FIELD BUT REAPPEARED AS THEY APPROACHED THE GATE. THE PIC ADVISED THE TOWER THAT THEY WOULD BE EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED WITH THE EVACUATION BY DEPLANING ALL PASSENGERS THROUGH THE CREW ENTRANCE DOOR. NO EMERGENCY SLIDES OR OVER WING EXITS WERE USED DURING THE DEPLANING OF PASSENGERS. NO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS UTILIZED DURING THE EVACUATION OR IN FLIGHT DURING THE EMERGENCY. THE ESTIMATED DEPLANING TIME WAS LESS THAN ONE MINUTE WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. AS A POSSIBLE RESULT OF BEING SUBJECTED TO SMOKE AND FUMES, THE PIC AND SIC REPORTED HAVING A SORE THROAT AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SORE THROAT AND HEADACHE. THE CREW WAS RELEASED FROM DUTY AND WENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.THE PIC REPORTED THAT WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL THE SIC WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HIGH CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS AND WAS PUT ON OXYGEN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. ALL THREE CREW MEMBERS WERE REMOVED FROM FLYING STATUS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK.
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