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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel made an off airport forced landing after the engine quit while circling over farm area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| 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 cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 480 |
| ASRS Report | 297381 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After 4 plus hours of flight -- I was circling position on ground 10 NM east of purdue airport. In bank to left for 15-20 seconds when engine started to miss. Locked for landing spot ahead and put it down in bean field. Looked in tanks left empty -- right 10 gallons. Put 5 gallons in left tank and flew to purdue, home base. Will check fuel tank venting and function of fuel selector -- which was on both tanks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL MADE AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG AFTER THE ENG QUIT WHILE CIRCLING OVER FARM AREA.
Narrative: AFTER 4 PLUS HRS OF FLT -- I WAS CIRCLING POS ON GND 10 NM E OF PURDUE ARPT. IN BANK TO L FOR 15-20 SECONDS WHEN ENG STARTED TO MISS. LOCKED FOR LNDG SPOT AHEAD AND PUT IT DOWN IN BEAN FIELD. LOOKED IN TANKS L EMPTY -- R 10 GALLONS. PUT 5 GALLONS IN L TANK AND FLEW TO PURDUE, HOME BASE. WILL CHK FUEL TANK VENTING AND FUNCTION OF FUEL SELECTOR -- WHICH WAS ON BOTH TANKS.
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.