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A lancair single pilot experienced an in-flight engine failure and made a forced landing on a county road in ZME's airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tcl.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 3.5 |
| ASRS Report | 616841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through 9000 ft, the engine began running rough. I performed a magneto check. The left magneto was ok, but the right magneto shut off the engine. I switched back to the left magneto, but the engine still was running rough and getting worse quickly. I had full power applied, but could not hold altitude. At about 8000 ft, the engine stopped running. Attempts to restart did not work. I went through emergency procedures, found a county road and landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LANCAIR SINGLE PLT EXPERIENCED AN INFLT ENG FAILURE AND MADE A FORCED LNDG ON A COUNTY ROAD IN ZME'S AIRSPACE.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 9000 FT, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. I PERFORMED A MAGNETO CHK. THE L MAGNETO WAS OK, BUT THE R MAGNETO SHUT OFF THE ENG. I SWITCHED BACK TO THE L MAGNETO, BUT THE ENG STILL WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND GETTING WORSE QUICKLY. I HAD FULL PWR APPLIED, BUT COULD NOT HOLD ALT. AT ABOUT 8000 FT, THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH EMER PROCS, FOUND A COUNTY ROAD AND LANDED.
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.