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The pilot of a piper super cub experienced an engine problem on climb out. When unable to determine a solution; the pilot elected to perform an off field landing in an irrigated pasture.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1276020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1525 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During climb out from runway 35 and turning down wind for another landing on runway 35; the engine began to sputter and quit; aircraft was unable to climb nor maintain altitude. Pilot tried to diagnose problem unsuccessfully and being unable to make it back to the runway; chose to land straight ahead as the safest alternative. This resulted in an off field landing in a muddy; irrigated pasture. No injuries were reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a Piper Super Cub experienced an engine problem on climb out. When unable to determine a solution; the pilot elected to perform an off field landing in an irrigated pasture.
Narrative: During climb out from Runway 35 and turning down wind for another landing on Runway 35; the engine began to sputter and quit; aircraft was unable to climb nor maintain altitude. Pilot tried to diagnose problem unsuccessfully and being unable to make it back to the runway; chose to land straight ahead as the safest alternative. This resulted in an off field landing in a muddy; irrigated pasture. No injuries were reported.
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.