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Pilot of biplane encounters unforcast strong and gusty winds. Makes precautionary off airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 181769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hib |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 181769 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Precautionary off airport landing. Unrpted strong gusty winds caused excessive fuel burn, fuel low. Potential engine problems. No accidents, injuries, or threat of life. No damage to aircraft or other property.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BIPLANE ENCOUNTERS UNFORCAST STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. MAKES PRECAUTIONARY OFF ARPT LNDG.
Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY OFF ARPT LNDG. UNRPTED STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAUSED EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN, FUEL LOW. POTENTIAL ENG PROBS. NO ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, OR THREAT OF LIFE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR OTHER PROPERTY.
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.