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Light GA aircraft suffers partial power loss shortly after takeoff. Unable to maintain level flight, pilot elected precautionary landing off airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : y12 |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 115 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 140671 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After a normal takeoff, the aircraft climbed to an approximately altitude of 100', then the aircraft ceased to climb and did not have enough power to maintain level flight for a go around. At this point the decision was made to make an off airport landing because of lack of power and altitude. Since airspeed could not be maintained in level flight a descent was maintained until a landing site could be found. Upon spotting a landing sight (open field) the aircraft was set down approximately 1 mi east of the lakeville airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIGHT GA ACFT SUFFERS PARTIAL POWER LOSS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT, PLT ELECTED PRECAUTIONARY LNDG OFF ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL TKOF, THE ACFT CLBED TO AN APPROX ALT OF 100', THEN THE ACFT CEASED TO CLB AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PWR TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT FOR A GAR. AT THIS POINT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE AN OFF ARPT LNDG BECAUSE OF LACK OF PWR AND ALT. SINCE AIRSPD COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED IN LEVEL FLT A DSCNT WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL A LNDG SITE COULD BE FOUND. UPON SPOTTING A LNDG SIGHT (OPEN FIELD) THE ACFT WAS SET DOWN APPROX 1 MI E OF THE LAKEVILLE ARPT.
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.