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A pilot landed his experimental bearhawk off airport to reset a left side engine cowling hinge pin which was working it was toward the propeller then departed for his destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1058452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cowling/Nacelle Fasteners Latches |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 23040 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Emergency landing using dry lake bed inside a wilderness area. Hinge pin on left side engine cowling became distended toward propeller. Re-set pin and continued to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot landed his Experimental Bearhawk off airport to reset a left side engine cowling hinge pin which was working it was toward the propeller then departed for his destination.
Narrative: Emergency landing using dry lake bed inside a Wilderness Area. Hinge pin on left side engine cowling became distended toward propeller. Re-set pin and continued to destination.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.