Engine failure. Landed short of airport.

Attributes
ACN	310663
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmi
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 228 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	310663
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 none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was making a power reduction abeam the numbers of runway 2 at mcminn county airport. On jul/xx/95 at XA00 pm. The gear came down and locked, the engine made a funny noise and I added power. Much to my surprise nothing happened with the addition of power. The temperature 91 degrees F and density altitude 3100 ft. The aircraft would not glide to the airport so I landed short of the runway. No damage to myself or no one else. The aircraft was then pulled to mcminn county airport where it was restarted and the mechanic thought it must have vapor locked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE. LANDED SHORT OF ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A PWR REDUCTION ABEAM THE NUMBERS OF RWY 2 AT MCMINN COUNTY ARPT. ON JUL/XX/95 AT XA00 PM. THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED, THE ENG MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND I ADDED PWR. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE NOTHING HAPPENED WITH THE ADDITION OF PWR. THE TEMP 91 DEGS F AND DENSITY ALT 3100 FT. THE ACFT WOULD NOT GLIDE TO THE ARPT SO I LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY. NO DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR NO ONE ELSE. THE ACFT WAS THEN PULLED TO MCMINN COUNTY ARPT WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED AND THE MECH THOUGHT IT MUST HAVE VAPOR LOCKED.

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.