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A PA28-181 CFI performs an emergency off airport landing when his engine stops running during a night operation 15 mi southeast of ZZZ VOR, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 595870 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine stoppage at cruise. Cause unknown at this time. Use of emergency checklist employed. Fuel pump on, mixture rich, changed tanks, etc. Believed to be ignition system failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-181 CFI PERFORMS AN EMER OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN HIS ENG STOPS RUNNING DURING A NIGHT OP 15 MI SE OF ZZZ VOR, US.
Narrative: ENG STOPPAGE AT CRUISE. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. USE OF EMER CHKLIST EMPLOYED. FUEL PUMP ON, MIXTURE RICH, CHANGED TANKS, ETC. BELIEVED TO BE IGNITION SYS FAILURE.
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.