A hurricane ultralight on climb at 2400 ft declared an emergency and made an off airport landing due...

Attributes
ACN	375334
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdz
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ral
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 610 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	375334
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 6 mins after takeoff from riverside airport (ral), the engine on my single place experimental quit with no warnings. I was just outside class D airspace but was still on tower frequency (121.00). I radioed tower that I was going down approximately 1 mi east of paradise VOR. I tried to restart twice unsuccessfully. After landing adjacent to a small hill and field, the tower was informed that I had landed safely with no injury or damage to plane or property. I checked the various engine system including: electrical -- both magnetos and plugs receiving spark, compression normal, and fuel system -- tanks 3/4 full, fuel lines clear, and carbs. My assessment was vapor lock. (I have a repairman's certificate for this aircraft.) takeoff was uneventful, and I returned to corona airport with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A HURRICANE ULTRALIGHT ON CLB AT 2400 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND MADE AN OFF ARPT LNDG DUE TO A FUEL VAPOR LOCK.

Narrative: APPROX 6 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM RIVERSIDE ARPT (RAL), THE ENG ON MY SINGLE PLACE EXPERIMENTAL QUIT WITH NO WARNINGS. I WAS JUST OUTSIDE CLASS D AIRSPACE BUT WAS STILL ON TWR FREQ (121.00). I RADIOED TWR THAT I WAS GOING DOWN APPROX 1 MI E OF PARADISE VOR. I TRIED TO RESTART TWICE UNSUCCESSFULLY. AFTER LNDG ADJACENT TO A SMALL HILL AND FIELD, THE TWR WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PLANE OR PROPERTY. I CHKED THE VARIOUS ENG SYS INCLUDING: ELECTRICAL -- BOTH MAGNETOS AND PLUGS RECEIVING SPARK, COMPRESSION NORMAL, AND FUEL SYS -- TANKS 3/4 FULL, FUEL LINES CLR, AND CARBS. MY ASSESSMENT WAS VAPOR LOCK. (I HAVE A REPAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE FOR THIS ACFT.) TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND I RETURNED TO CORONA ARPT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

A hurricane ultralight on climb at 2400 ft declared an emergency and made an off airport landing due to a fuel vapor lock.