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Small aircraft pilot experiences engine problems. Climbed to extend range for emergency landing at nearby airport. Penetrated TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ood |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1620 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 136677 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying my aircraft on a local flight and was about 1200' high, 2 mi northwest on a 330 degree heading from the woodstown VOR station. My aircraft developed engine problems. Trying to keep it running I tried to climb the aircraft so I could make an emergency landing at the oldmans airport about 10 mi away. Climbing the aircraft I may have violated the edge of the phl TCA area at the oldmans airport. I was able to keep the aircraft flying and made a safe landing. After an inspection of the aircraft engine it was found that an exhaust valve had broken off in the #2 cylinder. Enclosed please find a copy of the phl TCA chart and my location and course in red.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT EXPERIENCES ENGINE PROBLEMS. CLIMBED TO EXTEND RANGE FOR EMERGENCY LNDG AT NEARBY ARPT. PENETRATED TCA.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY ACFT ON A LCL FLT AND WAS ABOUT 1200' HIGH, 2 MI NW ON A 330 DEG HDG FROM THE WOODSTOWN VOR STATION. MY ACFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS. TRYING TO KEEP IT RUNNING I TRIED TO CLIMB THE ACFT SO I COULD MAKE AN EMER LNDG AT THE OLDMANS ARPT ABOUT 10 MI AWAY. CLIMBING THE ACFT I MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE EDGE OF THE PHL TCA AREA AT THE OLDMANS ARPT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT FLYING AND MADE A SAFE LNDG. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT ENGINE IT WAS FOUND THAT AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN OFF IN THE #2 CYLINDER. ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND A COPY OF THE PHL TCA CHART AND MY LOCATION AND COURSE IN RED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.