Small aircraft engine failure forced landing.

Attributes
ACN	140018
Time
Date	199003
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1s0
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
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	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	140018
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After WX briefing, preflight, passenger and I departed cougar, mt airfield for a pleasure flight. With full fuel and no baggage we had gross weight of about xxxxd, middle of envelope. Flew to bremerton for lunch, then on to friday harbor for touch and go. Came back east of renton and down auburn valley. We had discussed coming back down the sound and over the water and fortunately we went inland. Approximately 6 mi south of pierce county the engine quit. I tried 4 times to restart the engine and it wouldn't start. We turned back to pierce county and passenger xa radioed pierce county unicom to clear the area of traffic. About 4 mi south of than field we knew we were not going to make it and decided to land at a small private airstrip at that location, 4 mi south of pierce county airport. There were trees and power lines to get over, so we went in at steep descent to clear them. Full flaps used. Speed was still 100+ when we landed. Bounced and nose gear collapsed as we came down. Nose went down and nose cone made a groove in the soft grass. On injuries and minimal damage to aircraft. Propeller is bent on 1 side cowling (bottom) damaged, 1 wing tip damaged. At this time do not now what caused power loss. We both stayed calm and landed the aircraft safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENGINE FAILURE FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER WX BRIEFING, PREFLT, PAX AND I DEPARTED COUGAR, MT AIRFIELD FOR A PLEASURE FLT. WITH FULL FUEL AND NO BAGGAGE WE HAD GROSS WT OF ABOUT XXXXD, MIDDLE OF ENVELOPE. FLEW TO BREMERTON FOR LUNCH, THEN ON TO FRIDAY HARBOR FOR TOUCH AND GO. CAME BACK E OF RENTON AND DOWN AUBURN VALLEY. WE HAD DISCUSSED COMING BACK DOWN THE SOUND AND OVER THE WATER AND FORTUNATELY WE WENT INLAND. APPROX 6 MI S OF PIERCE COUNTY THE ENG QUIT. I TRIED 4 TIMES TO RESTART THE ENG AND IT WOULDN'T START. WE TURNED BACK TO PIERCE COUNTY AND PAX XA RADIOED PIERCE COUNTY UNICOM TO CLR THE AREA OF TFC. ABOUT 4 MI S OF THAN FIELD WE KNEW WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT AND DECIDED TO LAND AT A SMALL PVT AIRSTRIP AT THAT LOCATION, 4 MI S OF PIERCE COUNTY ARPT. THERE WERE TREES AND POWER LINES TO GET OVER, SO WE WENT IN AT STEEP DSCNT TO CLR THEM. FULL FLAPS USED. SPD WAS STILL 100+ WHEN WE LANDED. BOUNCED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS WE CAME DOWN. NOSE WENT DOWN AND NOSE CONE MADE A GROOVE IN THE SOFT GRASS. ON INJURIES AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. PROP IS BENT ON 1 SIDE COWLING (BOTTOM) DAMAGED, 1 WING TIP DAMAGED. AT THIS TIME DO NOT NOW WHAT CAUSED PWR LOSS. WE BOTH STAYED CALM AND LANDED THE ACFT SAFELY.

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.