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SP20 aircraft pilot reported landing in a field after his engine failed in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1462143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Glider Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 6125 Flight Crew Type 320 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing |
Narrative:
We were cruising at 2;500 feet MSL (approximately 1;500 feet AGL). We heard a loud bang and the engine started running rough. The number 5 cylinder went cold. I called ZZZ tower [and advised them of the emergency condition]. Oil started spraying on the windshield and I noticed that the oil pressure was zero. I turned towards the airport but the engine shut down. I opted to land in a corn field gear up. The plane stopped in about 210 feet. Nobody was hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SP20 aircraft pilot reported landing in a field after his engine failed in flight.
Narrative: We were cruising at 2;500 feet MSL (approximately 1;500 feet AGL). We heard a loud bang and the engine started running rough. The Number 5 cylinder went cold. I called ZZZ Tower [and advised them of the emergency condition]. Oil started spraying on the windshield and I noticed that the oil pressure was zero. I turned towards the airport but the engine shut down. I opted to land in a corn field gear up. The plane stopped in about 210 feet. Nobody was hurt.
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.