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C172 low time private pilot makes an emergency off airport forced landing when his engine sputters and dies at 2500 ft MSL near denwood, ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 562846 |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine began to miss. It very rapidly lost RPM. I went through emergency engine out procedure except for ignition as propeller was turning and I had low RPM. A decision to put the plane down had to be made. I landed with no damage to property or plane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pilot stated that he made '...the best darned landing ever...' in a plowed bean field, on the only dry part of it, a strip 200 ft wide. He went to the nearest facility and found a mechanic who came back and, after 'fiddling' with the engine for a short time, he started it right up. The cause of the engine shutdown was carburetor flooding. The acceleration arm on the carburetor was found in the full forward (full throttle) position, but not responding to any throttle movements at all. Reporter said that he had never been so inspired to make a good landing as at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 LOW TIME PVT PLT MAKES AN EMER OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG WHEN HIS ENG SPUTTERS AND DIES AT 2500 FT MSL NEAR DENWOOD, AR.
Narrative: ENG BEGAN TO MISS. IT VERY RAPIDLY LOST RPM. I WENT THROUGH EMER ENG OUT PROC EXCEPT FOR IGNITION AS PROP WAS TURNING AND I HAD LOW RPM. A DECISION TO PUT THE PLANE DOWN HAD TO BE MADE. I LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PLT STATED THAT HE MADE '...THE BEST DARNED LNDG EVER...' IN A PLOWED BEAN FIELD, ON THE ONLY DRY PART OF IT, A STRIP 200 FT WIDE. HE WENT TO THE NEAREST FACILITY AND FOUND A MECH WHO CAME BACK AND, AFTER 'FIDDLING' WITH THE ENG FOR A SHORT TIME, HE STARTED IT RIGHT UP. THE CAUSE OF THE ENG SHUTDOWN WAS CARB FLOODING. THE ACCELERATION ARM ON THE CARB WAS FOUND IN THE FULL FORWARD (FULL THROTTLE) POS, BUT NOT RESPONDING TO ANY THROTTLE MOVEMENTS AT ALL. RPTR SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER BEEN SO INSPIRED TO MAKE A GOOD LNDG AS AT THAT TIME.
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.