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A grumman AA5B at cruise made an emergency forced off airport landing due to a progressive loss of engine power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384872 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pie |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cof artcc : zid |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 655 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 384872 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Progressive loss of power, forced landing in field -- unable to reach nearest airport. No one hurt. Discovered airplane out of annual by 1 day. This was one to sign off 2 weeks earlier than pick up from FBO. Suggest owners advised specifically of sign off date, if not at time of receipt of plane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the FAA safety inspector ran the engine and it ran ok but the carburetor float was suspect. The reporter said the damage to the aircraft was limited to the wheel pants and some damage to the nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GRUMMAN AA5B AT CRUISE MADE AN EMER FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG DUE TO A PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF ENG PWR.
Narrative: PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF PWR, FORCED LNDG IN FIELD -- UNABLE TO REACH NEAREST ARPT. NO ONE HURT. DISCOVERED AIRPLANE OUT OF ANNUAL BY 1 DAY. THIS WAS ONE TO SIGN OFF 2 WKS EARLIER THAN PICK UP FROM FBO. SUGGEST OWNERS ADVISED SPECIFICALLY OF SIGN OFF DATE, IF NOT AT TIME OF RECEIPT OF PLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR RAN THE ENG AND IT RAN OK BUT THE CARB FLOAT WAS SUSPECT. THE RPTR SAID THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS LIMITED TO THE WHEEL PANTS AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.
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.