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Pilot of lightt twin makes emrgency landing in cornfield due to rough-running left engine after departing 0c1.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 154155 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0c1 |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 154155 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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 takeoff and entering marginal VFR conditions, vibration was felt on the left engine. The vibration became so bad that the engine had to be secured and feathered. The airplane would not maintain altitude and an emergency landing was made in a cornfield. Cause of vibration unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF LIGHTT TWIN MAKES EMRGENCY LNDG IN CORNFIELD DUE TO ROUGH-RUNNING LEFT ENGINE AFTER DEPARTING 0C1.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND ENTERING MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS, VIBRATION WAS FELT ON THE L ENG. THE VIBRATION BECAME SO BAD THAT THE ENG HAD TO BE SECURED AND FEATHERED. THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT AND AN EMER LNDG WAS MADE IN A CORNFIELD. CAUSE OF VIBRATION UNKNOWN.
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.