Engine explosion blew cowl off, shut down engine, and made emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	293029
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ako airport : gxy
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	293029
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed goodland, ks, runup and takeoff normal. En route cruise 8500 ft MSL approximately 300 degree heading towards boulder, co. Approximately 1/2 to 3/4 hour explosion on right engine, observed cowling depart aircraft. Feathered and secured right engine per emergency checklist. Declared emergency and received radar vectors with ZDV. Aircraft was vectored toward a suitable airport and landed without incident in greeley, co.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG EXPLOSION BLEW COWL OFF, SHUT DOWN ENG, AND MADE EMER LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED GOODLAND, KS, RUNUP AND TKOF NORMAL. ENRTE CRUISE 8500 FT MSL APPROX 300 DEG HDG TOWARDS BOULDER, CO. APPROX 1/2 TO 3/4 HR EXPLOSION ON R ENG, OBSERVED COWLING DEPART ACFT. FEATHERED AND SECURED R ENG PER EMER CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS WITH ZDV. ACFT WAS VECTORED TOWARD A SUITABLE ARPT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN GREELEY, CO.

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.