20121210026729I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Long Beach, CA · December 10, 2012

Date: December 10, 2012 · 15:35 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Daugherty Field
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N11SN
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: U/A Canada PT6A-6A&6B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,250 total150 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N11SNRegistered now · Beech C90S/N LJ-1036 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-6A&6BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

In VMC cruise flight in route to mit from crq at 16,000 ft approximately 15 miles south of lgb the pilot and passenger noticed an electrical smell in the airplane followed by a trace of smoke in the cabin. The pilot declared an emergency with los angeles center and diverted to lgb. While descending to lgb the pilot and passenger were able to determine that the cause was the left forward facing seat window fluorescent light assembly. The aircraft landed at lgb with no further issues.

As the FAA filed it

IN VMC CRUISE FLIGHT IN ROUTE TO MIT FROM CRQ AT 16,000 FT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTH OF LGB THE PILOT AND PASSENGER NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWED BY A TRACE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH LOS ANGELES CENTER AND DIVERTED TO LGB. WHILE DESCENDING TO LGB THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE LEFT FORWARD FACING SEAT WINDOW FLUORESCENT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LGB WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.