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Simulated engine failure after takeoff, propeller inadvertently feathered and flight crew made emergency landing in field. Aircraft was fine until taking off from field when right main gear hit irrigation ditch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvu |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 790 flight time type : 81 |
| ASRS Report | 345562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Simulated engine failure during climb out. Throttle and propeller and mixture reduced then advanced. Propeller continued to feather and stop. Restart attempted. Starter engaged. No start. PIC made decision to land in alfalfa field. Successful soft field landing. Aircraft undamaged. No personal injuries. No property damage. Field recently cut. A&P mechanic conducted aircraft inspection to determine gear and propellers undamaged. Right main gear stressed upon takeoff as gear contacted earthen irrigation ridge upon rotation (solo PIC). Successful landing at provo municipal at XA00 pm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SIMULATED ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF, PROP INADVERTENTLY FEATHERED AND FLC MADE EMER LNDG IN FIELD. ACFT WAS FINE UNTIL TAKING OFF FROM FIELD WHEN R MAIN GEAR HIT IRRIGATION DITCH.
Narrative: SIMULATED ENG FAILURE DURING CLBOUT. THROTTLE AND PROP AND MIXTURE REDUCED THEN ADVANCED. PROP CONTINUED TO FEATHER AND STOP. RESTART ATTEMPTED. STARTER ENGAGED. NO START. PIC MADE DECISION TO LAND IN ALFALFA FIELD. SUCCESSFUL SOFT FIELD LNDG. ACFT UNDAMAGED. NO PERSONAL INJURIES. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. FIELD RECENTLY CUT. A&P MECH CONDUCTED ACFT INSPECTION TO DETERMINE GEAR AND PROPS UNDAMAGED. R MAIN GEAR STRESSED UPON TKOF AS GEAR CONTACTED EARTHEN IRRIGATION RIDGE UPON ROTATION (SOLO PIC). SUCCESSFUL LNDG AT PROVO MUNICIPAL AT XA00 PM.
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.