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A pilot shut down a single engine after it was running rough and then executed a dead stick landing. There was minimal damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1347189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was flying north at 5;500 MSL; when I felt the engine start to run excessively rough. Feeling that serious damage might occur to the aircraft; chose to shut the engine down and make a dead stick landing.I did land safely in an open clearing with very minimal damage to aircraft. After inspection of the engine and not finding any visual trouble; I decided to disassemble wings and trailer the aircraft to maintenance facility. Upon further inspection I found the counterweights to be not secured properly. I have a repairman's certificate for the plane. This aircraft is an experimental home-built plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot shut down a single engine after it was running rough and then executed a dead stick landing. There was minimal damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: I was flying north at 5;500 MSL; when I felt the engine start to run excessively rough. Feeling that serious damage might occur to the aircraft; chose to shut the engine down and make a dead stick landing.I did land safely in an open clearing with very minimal damage to aircraft. After inspection of the engine and not finding any visual trouble; I decided to disassemble wings and trailer the aircraft to maintenance facility. Upon further inspection I found the counterweights to be not secured properly. I have a Repairman's certificate for the plane. This aircraft is an Experimental Home-built plane.
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.