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Home-built small aircraft experiences engine problem, declares emergency and is vectored to landing at edw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pmd airport : edw |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : edw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 10771 flight time type : 517 |
| ASRS Report | 144295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
3 mi east of palmdale VOR, on a VFR flight plan from concord, ca to calexico, the engine developed a very severe vibration. An emergency was declared to edwards approach control, and they gave me vectors to the palmdale airport, where a landing was executed west/O any problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOME-BUILT SMA EXPERIENCES ENGINE PROBLEM, DECLARES EMERGENCY AND IS VECTORED TO LNDG AT EDW.
Narrative: 3 MI E OF PALMDALE VOR, ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM CONCORD, CA TO CALEXICO, THE ENG DEVELOPED A VERY SEVERE VIBRATION. AN EMER WAS DECLARED TO EDWARDS APCH CTL, AND THEY GAVE ME VECTORS TO THE PALMDALE ARPT, WHERE A LNDG WAS EXECUTED W/O ANY PROBS.
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.