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Private pilot experienced engine malfunction at 2000 ft after takeoff from uncontrolled airport. Emergency landing in field successful. Nose gear failure on rollout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438405 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| 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 : 186 flight time type : 68 |
| ASRS Report | 438405 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I departed airport to the south. At about 2000 ft engine lost power to idle. Unable to gain power. Put plane into safe glide and since at low altitude, turned into wind and looked for safe place to land and flaps and radioed emergency landing. Checked all fuel system. Tanks on both (takeoff position) fuel pump was on. Extended gear and full flaps for emergency landing. Turned off fuel and pumps, etc in cornfield. Rolled 130 ft about and whole gear collapsed coming to full stop. Departed aircraft unharmed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot on second flight of day. First flight was with instructor and that included emergency landing practice. Fuel was not topped off after first flight but was adequate. No previous history of fuel contamination problems at departure airport. Recent maintenance on vacuum pump. Engine rebuild found 1 cracked magneto case.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT EXPERIENCED ENG MALFUNCTION AT 2000 FT AFTER TKOF FROM UNCTLED ARPT. EMER LNDG IN FIELD SUCCESSFUL. NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON ROLLOUT.
Narrative: I DEPARTED ARPT TO THE S. AT ABOUT 2000 FT ENG LOST PWR TO IDLE. UNABLE TO GAIN PWR. PUT PLANE INTO SAFE GLIDE AND SINCE AT LOW ALT, TURNED INTO WIND AND LOOKED FOR SAFE PLACE TO LAND AND FLAPS AND RADIOED EMER LNDG. CHKED ALL FUEL SYS. TANKS ON BOTH (TKOF POS) FUEL PUMP WAS ON. EXTENDED GEAR AND FULL FLAPS FOR EMER LNDG. TURNED OFF FUEL AND PUMPS, ETC IN CORNFIELD. ROLLED 130 FT ABOUT AND WHOLE GEAR COLLAPSED COMING TO FULL STOP. DEPARTED ACFT UNHARMED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT ON SECOND FLT OF DAY. FIRST FLT WAS WITH INSTRUCTOR AND THAT INCLUDED EMER LNDG PRACTICE. FUEL WAS NOT TOPPED OFF AFTER FIRST FLT BUT WAS ADEQUATE. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF FUEL CONTAMINATION PROBS AT DEP ARPT. RECENT MAINT ON VACUUM PUMP. ENG REBUILD FOUND 1 CRACKED MAGNETO CASE.
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.