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A BE23 pilot and passenger, in the traffic pattern at slc, experienced an engine failure, landing in a grass field on airport property.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544803 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 750 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Musketeer 23 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 106 flight time total : 186 flight time type : 106 |
| ASRS Report | 544803 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : pax 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On upwind, we experienced engine roughness. After being cleared to make a right crosswind we troubleshot the aircraft. We called the tower to inform them we would be returning for an emergency landing. During our turn back to the airport, the engine failed and went into a crossed-control stall at 750 ft AGL. We were able to recover the aircraft at approximately 50 ft AGL and landed in a grass field just north of the runways on airport property. No damage to the plane or either of the passenger. At the time I had no idea what caused the failure. Since then I have been informed that it was a split line on the fuel injection. If this type of incident happened again, the first thing that I would do is nose the plane over and make sure that we have a good gliding speed and aim for a landing place. Then begin the troubleshooting if time is allowed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE23 PLT AND PAX, IN THE TFC PATTERN AT SLC, EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE, LNDG IN A GRASS FIELD ON ARPT PROPERTY.
Narrative: ON UPWIND, WE EXPERIENCED ENG ROUGHNESS. AFTER BEING CLRED TO MAKE A R XWIND WE TROUBLESHOT THE ACFT. WE CALLED THE TWR TO INFORM THEM WE WOULD BE RETURNING FOR AN EMER LNDG. DURING OUR TURN BACK TO THE ARPT, THE ENG FAILED AND WENT INTO A CROSSED-CTL STALL AT 750 FT AGL. WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE ACFT AT APPROX 50 FT AGL AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD JUST N OF THE RWYS ON ARPT PROPERTY. NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE OR EITHER OF THE PAX. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SPLIT LINE ON THE FUEL INJECTION. IF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE FIRST THING THAT I WOULD DO IS NOSE THE PLANE OVER AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD GLIDING SPD AND AIM FOR A LNDG PLACE. THEN BEGIN THE TROUBLESHOOTING IF TIME IS ALLOWED.
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.