Precautionary off airport landing performed after aircraft fuel equipment problem becomes evident.

Attributes
ACN	203398
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 24ts
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1750 msl bound upper : 1750
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	203398
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed private strip at aircraft owners residence in his aircraft. After he had flown to nwr airport and picked me up and flew back to his residence, he disembarked aircraft and I flew back to nwr. En route developed engine rough operation and made a precautionary landing onto deserted drag strip green valley raceway. No damage to aircraft, persons or property occurred. Aircraft had a VOR indicator removed from aircraft and data plate not installed on aircraft exterior. Fueled aircraft the next day and flew to nwr airport. Sumped water from left fuel tank and fuel strainer before refueling. Suspect water contamination caused problem. Water resulted in wrinkle in bladder tank.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRECAUTIONARY OFF ARPT LNDG PERFORMED AFTER ACFT FUEL EQUIP PROBLEM BECOMES EVIDENT.

Narrative: DEPARTED PRIVATE STRIP AT ACFT OWNERS RESIDENCE IN HIS ACFT. AFTER HE HAD FLOWN TO NWR ARPT AND PICKED ME UP AND FLEW BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE, HE DISEMBARKED ACFT AND I FLEW BACK TO NWR. ENRTE DEVELOPED ENG ROUGH OP AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ONTO DESERTED DRAG STRIP GREEN VALLEY RACEWAY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, PERSONS OR PROPERTY OCCURRED. ACFT HAD A VOR INDICATOR REMOVED FROM ACFT AND DATA PLATE NOT INSTALLED ON ACFT EXTERIOR. FUELED ACFT THE NEXT DAY AND FLEW TO NWR ARPT. SUMPED WATER FROM L FUEL TANK AND FUEL STRAINER BEFORE REFUELING. SUSPECT WATER CONTAMINATION CAUSED PROBLEM. WATER RESULTED IN WRINKLE IN BLADDER TANK.

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.