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Emergency forced off airport landing effected when aircraft equipment problem causes small aircraft engine to fail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200715 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 200715 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Tone of engine did not sound correct. Cruise flight 2350 2400 RPM at 1300 ft. Applied carburetor heat thought there may be carburetor ice drop of 150 rpms. Indication of no carburetor ice. After 30-45 seconds RPM dropped to 2100 RPM. Contacted jfk tower notified them of the problem. Put mixture full rich and power full, increase of 100 RPM. Then a smooth loss to 1800 RPM and continued down to 600 RPM then engine stopped running. Told jfk tower I had emergency, lost engine power and where I was going to land. Engine didn't run rough, smooth loss of power. Attempted restart procedures: was not effective. Executed emergency checklist procedures. Touch down on about the 40 yard line of football field. Upon touchdown brakes applied fully yoke full back, due to frost on the grass plane slid into the fence at about 20-25 mph. Fence brought plane to complete stop. Myself and passenger exited the plane as soon as possible. No injuries. FAA checked all paperwork. Everything was up to date, with the exception the planes registration that they looked at was the temporary. The effective registration was in the daily logbook in the baggage area at the time. I was unaware the registration was there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMER FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG EFFECTED WHEN ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CAUSES SMA ENG TO FAIL.
Narrative: TONE OF ENG DID NOT SOUND CORRECT. CRUISE FLT 2350 2400 RPM AT 1300 FT. APPLIED CARB HEAT THOUGHT THERE MAY BE CARB ICE DROP OF 150 RPMS. INDICATION OF NO CARB ICE. AFTER 30-45 SECONDS RPM DROPPED TO 2100 RPM. CONTACTED JFK TWR NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. PUT MIXTURE FULL RICH AND PWR FULL, INCREASE OF 100 RPM. THEN A SMOOTH LOSS TO 1800 RPM AND CONTINUED DOWN TO 600 RPM THEN ENG STOPPED RUNNING. TOLD JFK TWR I HAD EMER, LOST ENG PWR AND WHERE I WAS GOING TO LAND. ENG DIDN'T RUN ROUGH, SMOOTH LOSS OF PWR. ATTEMPTED RESTART PROCS: WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. EXECUTED EMER CHKLIST PROCS. TOUCH DOWN ON ABOUT THE 40 YARD LINE OF FOOTBALL FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN BRAKES APPLIED FULLY YOKE FULL BACK, DUE TO FROST ON THE GRASS PLANE SLID INTO THE FENCE AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH. FENCE BROUGHT PLANE TO COMPLETE STOP. MYSELF AND PAX EXITED THE PLANE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO INJURIES. FAA CHKED ALL PAPERWORK. EVERYTHING WAS UP TO DATE, WITH THE EXCEPTION THE PLANES REGISTRATION THAT THEY LOOKED AT WAS THE TEMPORARY. THE EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION WAS IN THE DAILY LOGBOOK IN THE BAGGAGE AREA AT THE TIME. I WAS UNAWARE THE REGISTRATION WAS THERE.
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.