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Small aircraft aircraft had engine failure. Pilot landed off airport in soft dirt, turned over on aircraft's nose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : u01 |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 6000 |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 117585 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft started to lose power and slowed to about 2200 RPM. I checked for carburetor ice and the mags. The engine would not run on one magnetic so I checked all gauges and continued on my way. A short time later, the engine quit and windmilled. I was at about 600' AGL by now so had to find a place to land. There was a plowed field so I landed uphill to the south. The field was freshly tilled and there was no rain for months. The field was about 1 inch deep in soft dirt. The rollout was fine until about 5 or 10 mph when the wheels sank into the dusk and the plane turned up on its nose and then on over. I was not injured and the aircraft was only slightly damaged. Top of rudder, left lift strut, and windshield. I feel the incident could have been avoided if I had landed on the county road but there was traffic on it at the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT HAD ENGINE FAILURE. PLT LANDED OFF ARPT IN SOFT DIRT, TURNED OVER ON ACFT'S NOSE.
Narrative: ACFT STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 2200 RPM. I CHECKED FOR CARBURETOR ICE AND THE MAGS. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN ON ONE MAG SO I CHECKED ALL GAUGES AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND WINDMILLED. I WAS AT ABOUT 600' AGL BY NOW SO HAD TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND. THERE WAS A PLOWED FIELD SO I LANDED UPHILL TO THE SOUTH. THE FIELD WAS FRESHLY TILLED AND THERE WAS NO RAIN FOR MONTHS. THE FIELD WAS ABOUT 1 INCH DEEP IN SOFT DIRT. THE ROLLOUT WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT 5 OR 10 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS SANK INTO THE DUSK AND THE PLANE TURNED UP ON ITS NOSE AND THEN ON OVER. I WAS NOT INJURED AND THE ACFT WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. TOP OF RUDDER, LEFT LIFT STRUT, AND WINDSHIELD. I FEEL THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD LANDED ON THE COUNTY ROAD BUT THERE WAS TFC ON IT AT THE TIME.
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.