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A hatz circuit breaker-1 pilot experienced an engine failure in the pattern; landed short of the runway; and rolled over on its back with no injury to the sole occupant; the pilot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 735875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15.6 flight time total : 715 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 735875 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after abeam of numbers in pattern at ZZZ airport engine abruptly stopped. Landed 300 ft short of runway in grass field. Right gear leg contacted a ditch and broke causing aircraft to roll over on its back. I; as the pilot; was the only occupant and was not injured. Upon disassembly of fuel system; found debris in gascolator; worn fuel float valve; improper installation of float needle and seat; float valve sticks in closed position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HATZ CB-1 PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE PATTERN; LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY; AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK WITH NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT; THE PILOT.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ABEAM OF NUMBERS IN PATTERN AT ZZZ ARPT ENG ABRUPTLY STOPPED. LANDED 300 FT SHORT OF RWY IN GRASS FIELD. R GEAR LEG CONTACTED A DITCH AND BROKE CAUSING ACFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS BACK. I; AS THE PLT; WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF FUEL SYS; FOUND DEBRIS IN GASCOLATOR; WORN FUEL FLOAT VALVE; IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FLOAT NEEDLE AND SEAT; FLOAT VALVE STICKS IN CLOSED POS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.