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Small aircraft pilot on ferry flight experiences power loss on short final to pmx, lands short of runway with aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 206333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pmx |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 860 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 206333 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was ferrying (on a permit) an small aircraft from meriden, ct, to palmer, ma. On approach to palmer (short final) I encountered an unacceptable sink rate, so I advanced the throttle. No engine response occurred so I altered my course to a dirt area between a road and a quarry pit. The airplane went slowly over on it's back in the soft earth. I feel that I must have gotten carburetor ice even though I had carburetor heat on. The reason I now believe this is because the following day the engine ran well. Upon inspection of the carburetor, no malfunction was noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ON FERRY FLT EXPERIENCES PWR LOSS ON SHORT FINAL TO PMX, LANDS SHORT OF RWY WITH ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS FERRYING (ON A PERMIT) AN SMA FROM MERIDEN, CT, TO PALMER, MA. ON APCH TO PALMER (SHORT FINAL) I ENCOUNTERED AN UNACCEPTABLE SINK RATE, SO I ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. NO ENG RESPONSE OCCURRED SO I ALTERED MY COURSE TO A DIRT AREA BTWN A ROAD AND A QUARRY PIT. THE AIRPLANE WENT SLOWLY OVER ON IT'S BACK IN THE SOFT EARTH. I FEEL THAT I MUST HAVE GOTTEN CARB ICE EVEN THOUGH I HAD CARB HEAT ON. THE REASON I NOW BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ENG RAN WELL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CARB, NO MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED.
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.