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Piper J-3 cub pilot reported the aircraft lost power during climbout and was forced to make an emergency landing. The landing gear was damaged when the aircraft hit a dirt berm after landing off field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1417539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed ZZZ for local flight. During flight; 7 miles west of ZZZ and at 6;500 MSL; began to lose engine power. Attempted to return to airport; at approximately 1.5 miles from airport engine stopped and was forced to turn back to a less developed area and land. On landing; struck a dirt berm and the gear was damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Piper J-3 Cub pilot reported the aircraft lost power during climbout and was forced to make an emergency landing. The landing gear was damaged when the aircraft hit a dirt berm after landing off field.
Narrative: Departed ZZZ for local flight. During flight; 7 miles west of ZZZ and at 6;500 MSL; began to lose engine power. Attempted to return to airport; at approximately 1.5 miles from airport engine stopped and was forced to turn back to a less developed area and land. On landing; struck a dirt berm and the gear was damaged.
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.