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PA32 pilot reports a rough running engine and power loss at 3;500 feet. An emergency is declared and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport; 11 miles away where upon taxiing to ramp he forgets to change to ground frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1205703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 4100 Flight Crew Type 55 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Engine lost 50% power. Declared emergency and turned towards best suitable airport. Landed without incident and was able to clear all active runways and shutdown engine on taxiway due to extreme vibration/noise. Upon reporting clear to tower; they asked me to contact ground. At this point I was in process of getting passenger out of plane; and when I transmitted; it went on tower frequency. I called via telephone after exiting aircraft. In an effort to prevent a recurrence; should be taking the time to make sure the right frequency is set when transmitting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA32 pilot reports a rough running engine and power loss at 3;500 feet. An emergency is declared and the flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport; 11 miles away where upon taxiing to ramp he forgets to change to Ground frequency.
Narrative: Engine lost 50% power. Declared emergency and turned towards best suitable airport. Landed without incident and was able to clear all active runways and shutdown engine on taxiway due to extreme vibration/noise. upon reporting clear to tower; they asked me to contact ground. At this point I was in process of getting passenger out of plane; and when I transmitted; it went on tower frequency. I called via telephone after exiting aircraft. In an effort to prevent a recurrence; should be taking the time to make sure the right frequency is set when transmitting.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.