<< >> NASA ASRS Report 167435, January 1991

Small aircraft pilot and instructor pilot make an emergency forced landing with the engine fails in a night training operation.

Attributes
ACN	167435
Time
Date	199101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : opl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : cstgrdheli
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	167435
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engine failure due to broken value. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter and his CFI were on a training mission with the small aircraft. The engine had less than 100 hours since motor overhaul and post-flight inspection showed no maintenance omissions. When the engine quit, a mayday call was issued and a coast guard helicopter answered with a suggestion and offer to spotlight X46 for the aircraft to land, as it was nighttime. A subsequent safe landing was accomplished with the reporter flying and the CFI assisting at the last moment by putting the flaps down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT AND INSTRUCTOR PLT MAKE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LNDG WITH THE ENGINE FAILS IN A NIGHT TRAINING OPERATION.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN VALUE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR AND HIS CFI WERE ON A TRNING MISSION WITH THE SMA. THE ENG HAD LESS THAN 100 HRS SINCE MOTOR OVERHAUL AND POST-FLT INSPECTION SHOWED NO MAINT OMISSIONS. WHEN THE ENG QUIT, A MAYDAY CALL WAS ISSUED AND A COAST GUARD HELI ANSWERED WITH A SUGGESTION AND OFFER TO SPOTLIGHT X46 FOR THE ACFT TO LAND, AS IT WAS NIGHTTIME. A SUBSEQUENT SAFE LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE RPTR FLYING AND THE CFI ASSISTING AT THE LAST MOMENT BY PUTTING THE FLAPS DOWN.

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.