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Meyers 360 pilot declared an emergency on a 2 mi final due to loss of engine power and landed off the airport on a highway without damage to the aircraft, property or persons.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lzu.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lvk.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 537049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : loss of engine power other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
It had been approximately 6 weeks since the aircraft was flown. I drained the gascolator and got a good fuel sample. Departed lzu for 20 mins of light aerobatics. 25 mins after takeoff and 8 mi southeast of lzu I called tower for landing, about 4 mi out I noticed the engine had a possible problem. I could not pinpoint that there was a problem, it just felt odd. At approximately 2 mi from the runway the engine dropped off to about idle power. Realizing I would not make the runway I notified the tower and landed on highway 316. The landing was uneventful and the aircraft and all people were uninjured. I thank the lord for that. Findings: a cadd painted steel gascolator bowl had rusted and filled the finger screen in the throttle body with rust, starving the engine of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEYERS 360 PLT DECLARED AN EMER ON A 2 MI FINAL DUE TO LOSS OF ENG PWR AND LANDED OFF THE ARPT ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, PROPERTY OR PERSONS.
Narrative: IT HAD BEEN APPROX 6 WKS SINCE THE ACFT WAS FLOWN. I DRAINED THE GASCOLATOR AND GOT A GOOD FUEL SAMPLE. DEPARTED LZU FOR 20 MINS OF LIGHT AEROBATICS. 25 MINS AFTER TKOF AND 8 MI SE OF LZU I CALLED TWR FOR LNDG, ABOUT 4 MI OUT I NOTICED THE ENG HAD A POSSIBLE PROB. I COULD NOT PINPOINT THAT THERE WAS A PROB, IT JUST FELT ODD. AT APPROX 2 MI FROM THE RWY THE ENG DROPPED OFF TO ABOUT IDLE PWR. REALIZING I WOULD NOT MAKE THE RWY I NOTIFIED THE TWR AND LANDED ON HWY 316. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE ACFT AND ALL PEOPLE WERE UNINJURED. I THANK THE LORD FOR THAT. FINDINGS: A CADD PAINTED STEEL GASCOLATOR BOWL HAD RUSTED AND FILLED THE FINGER SCREEN IN THE THROTTLE BODY WITH RUST, STARVING THE ENG OF FUEL.
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.