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Engine roughness creates need for emergency to be declared. Off airport emergency landing performed after flight assist from ZAU center.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 217306 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rzl |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau tracon : sbn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 32000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 217306 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At XX00Z VFR from osh to mqj, indianapolis, in. Working chicago center on flight following approximately 25 east of chicago at 17500 MSL engine acted like it blew a turbo. Chicago center gave us a heading to gary airport to descend to 9.0 then to 4.5. No emergency declared. At gary overhead 4.5 MSL engine stabilized and I decided to fly to laf. All gauges in green. 5 mi north of rensselaer, in, airport engine developed roughness and partial loss of power at XX22Z squawked 7700. Center gave us a vector to rensselaer airport 3 mi and 180 degrees for safety, I landed on grass farm 2 mi north of airport. After landing I relayed safe landing no damage no injuries to chicago center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG ROUGHNESS CREATES NEED FOR EMER TO BE DECLARED. OFF ARPT EMER LNDG PERFORMED AFTER FLT ASSIST FROM ZAU CTR.
Narrative: AT XX00Z VFR FROM OSH TO MQJ, INDIANAPOLIS, IN. WORKING CHICAGO CTR ON FLT FOLLOWING APPROX 25 E OF CHICAGO AT 17500 MSL ENG ACTED LIKE IT BLEW A TURBO. CHICAGO CTR GAVE US A HDG TO GARY ARPT TO DSND TO 9.0 THEN TO 4.5. NO EMER DECLARED. AT GARY OVERHEAD 4.5 MSL ENG STABILIZED AND I DECIDED TO FLY TO LAF. ALL GAUGES IN GREEN. 5 MI N OF RENSSELAER, IN, ARPT ENG DEVELOPED ROUGHNESS AND PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR AT XX22Z SQUAWKED 7700. CTR GAVE US A VECTOR TO RENSSELAER ARPT 3 MI AND 180 DEGS FOR SAFETY, I LANDED ON GRASS FARM 2 MI N OF ARPT. AFTER LNDG I RELAYED SAFE LNDG NO DAMAGE NO INJURIES TO CHICAGO CTR.
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.