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An ultralight aircraft at 800 ft had the engine fail and made an off-field landing incurring damage to the landing gear and propeller. Caused by clogged fuel strainer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 530113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flying for pleasure with the ultralight guys at ZZZ. I had strayed out over the desert southwest of the airport. Coming back, the engine (rotax 582) failed at 800 ft AGL. I landed on a very rough dirt road, folding the landing gear and snapping off our propeller blade. I walked away without a scratch. I walked to the airport(3 mi), got the truck and trailer, and went back with a couple of friends to get the plane. Highway patrol had already been there and had reported the event to the FSDO. Examination of the fuel system revealed that a very fine strainer, integral to the shutoff valve at the tank, was severely plugged. The screen has been removed. The large in-line filter was clean but will be changed anyway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ULTRALIGHT ACFT AT 800 FT HAD THE ENG FAIL AND MADE AN OFF-FIELD LNDG INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE LNDG GEAR AND PROP. CAUSED BY CLOGGED FUEL STRAINER.
Narrative: FLYING FOR PLEASURE WITH THE ULTRALIGHT GUYS AT ZZZ. I HAD STRAYED OUT OVER THE DESERT SW OF THE ARPT. COMING BACK, THE ENG (ROTAX 582) FAILED AT 800 FT AGL. I LANDED ON A VERY ROUGH DIRT ROAD, FOLDING THE LNDG GEAR AND SNAPPING OFF OUR PROP BLADE. I WALKED AWAY WITHOUT A SCRATCH. I WALKED TO THE ARPT(3 MI), GOT THE TRUCK AND TRAILER, AND WENT BACK WITH A COUPLE OF FRIENDS TO GET THE PLANE. HWY PATROL HAD ALREADY BEEN THERE AND HAD RPTED THE EVENT TO THE FSDO. EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED THAT A VERY FINE STRAINER, INTEGRAL TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE AT THE TANK, WAS SEVERELY PLUGGED. THE SCREEN HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE LARGE IN-LINE FILTER WAS CLEAN BUT WILL BE CHANGED ANYWAY.
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.