<< >> NASA ASRS Report 191110, September 1991

GA small aircraft engine failure at cruise altitude. Pilot lost control on landing damaging the left wing tip and a runway light.

Attributes
ACN	191110
Time
Date	199109
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gon
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 790 flight time type : 285
ASRS Report	191110
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was at 6000 ft on an IFR flight plan from hya to jyo about 5-7 mi southwest of grotton airport. The engine had a 'thud' and I lost power. I told ATC and declared an emergency. They vectored me to grotton airport where I circled to land. I tried the power several times and checked the ignition and fuel but could not get any power. I landed at an angle to the runway and hit on the pilot's side main gear. The pilot's side wing tip touched the ground. I rolled out and as I left the runway I hit a taxi light. No one was hurt. My wife was with me. The airplane is an small aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENG FAILURE AT CRUISE ALT. PLT LOST CTL ON LNDG DAMAGING THE L WING TIP AND A RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS AT 6000 FT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM HYA TO JYO ABOUT 5-7 MI SW OF GROTTON ARPT. THE ENG HAD A 'THUD' AND I LOST PWR. I TOLD ATC AND DECLARED AN EMER. THEY VECTORED ME TO GROTTON ARPT WHERE I CIRCLED TO LAND. I TRIED THE PWR SEVERAL TIMES AND CHKED THE IGNITION AND FUEL BUT COULD NOT GET ANY PWR. I LANDED AT AN ANGLE TO THE RWY AND HIT ON THE PLT'S SIDE MAIN GEAR. THE PLT'S SIDE WING TIP TOUCHED THE GND. I ROLLED OUT AND AS I LEFT THE RWY I HIT A TAXI LIGHT. NO ONE WAS HURT. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME. THE AIRPLANE IS AN SMA.

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.