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Pilot of small aircraft had engine trouble after takeoff and landed on dirt road in state park. Ranger issued a summons for unauthorized landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 110843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l90 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1750 |
| ASRS Report | 110843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I took off from ocotillo wells airport after completing a normal preflight check and run-up. It was a hot day and I was near gross weight. After taking off from the airport (a dirt strip) at about 100' AGL, the engine seemed to have quit running on 1 cylinder. This was later determined to have been caused by lead-fouled plugs. I determined that I had insufficient altitude to return to the airport, so I affected a landing in a river bed on a dirt road. Up drove a park ranger who gave me a ticket for landing in a state park. I got the cylinder cleared up and took off west/O incident. No harm was done to the plane or the park.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AFTER TKOF AND LANDED ON DIRT ROAD IN STATE PARK. RANGER ISSUED A SUMMONS FOR UNAUTH LNDG.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM OCOTILLO WELLS ARPT AFTER COMPLETING A NORMAL PREFLT CHK AND RUN-UP. IT WAS A HOT DAY AND I WAS NEAR GROSS WT. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE ARPT (A DIRT STRIP) AT ABOUT 100' AGL, THE ENG SEEMED TO HAVE QUIT RUNNING ON 1 CYLINDER. THIS WAS LATER DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LEAD-FOULED PLUGS. I DETERMINED THAT I HAD INSUFFICIENT ALT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, SO I AFFECTED A LNDG IN A RIVER BED ON A DIRT ROAD. UP DROVE A PARK RANGER WHO GAVE ME A TICKET FOR LNDG IN A STATE PARK. I GOT THE CYLINDER CLRED UP AND TOOK OFF W/O INCIDENT. NO HARM WAS DONE TO THE PLANE OR THE PARK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.