Mxs pilot experiences a catastrophic engine failure at 8;500 ft and is able to glide to a suitable a...

Attributes
ACN	1071427
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Aerobatic
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Reciprocating Engine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 620
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was ferrying an mxs for repairs. I had made two fuel stops and was on my final leg cruising at 8;500 ft MSL when the engine failed catastrophically. I had enough altitude to glide over [a suitable airport]. I was busy shutting the engine down and turning off switches when I entered an overhead pattern and began spiraling down. I did not have time to look up a frequency and I had shut off the avionics at that point anyway. So I visually cleared the area as best I could. Saw no conflicts and selected a runway into the wind. I landed on a runway which had barriers on the surface. I dodged those and rolled to a stop just past the intersection of the primary runway. I did not contact tower due to my emergency status. I did not land on the primary runway as I was guessing that any jet traffic would prefer that one. I contacted the tower via telephone and they did not request any other information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MXS pilot experiences a catastrophic engine failure at 8;500 FT and is able to glide to a suitable airport and land on a closed runway. There was insufficient time to contact the Tower via radio prior to landing.

Narrative: I was ferrying an MXS for repairs. I had made two fuel stops and was on my final leg cruising at 8;500 FT MSL when the engine failed catastrophically. I had enough altitude to glide over [a suitable airport]. I was busy shutting the engine down and turning off switches when I entered an overhead pattern and began spiraling down. I did not have time to look up a frequency and I had shut off the avionics at that point anyway. So I visually cleared the area as best I could. Saw no conflicts and selected a runway into the wind. I landed on a runway which had barriers on the surface. I dodged those and rolled to a stop just past the intersection of the primary runway. I did not contact Tower due to my emergency status. I did not land on the primary runway as I was guessing that any jet traffic would prefer that one. I contacted the Tower via telephone and they did not request any other information.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Mxs pilot experiences a catastrophic engine failure at 8;500 ft and is able to glide to a suitable airport and land on a closed runway. There was insufficient time to contact the tower via radio prior to landing.