<< >> NASA ASRS Report 631526, September 2004

While practicing single engine gars, running engine on PA23 is unable to sustain flight and aircraft is forced to land off the airport.

Attributes
ACN	631526
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : esn.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	631526
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On single engine go around practice running engine did not produce enough power to maintain level flight resulting in forced off field landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE PRACTICING SINGLE ENG GARS, RUNNING ENG ON PA23 IS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLT AND ACFT IS FORCED TO LAND OFF THE ARPT.

Narrative: ON SINGLE ENG GAR PRACTICE RUNNING ENG DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH PWR TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT RESULTING IN FORCED OFF FIELD LNDG.

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.