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An AG5B lost power inflight and the pilot made a successful off airport landing on a country road where repairs were made. The aircraft later departed with 7700 still in the transponder.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1082287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah Tiger Traveler AA5 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 684 Flight Crew Type 390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I made a may day call on 121.5. Reported total power failure and that I was making an emergency power off landing on a road. I was instructed to squawk 7700. After safely landing on the road; FAA personnel had dispatched the highway patrol and county sheriff department. There were no injuries and no damage. Three aircraft mechanics were called and diagnosed the mechanical problems and repair parts were driven in to the location and the airplane was repaired and signed off for return to service. Permission was given through highway patrol to close the road for takeoff; however the crosswind prohibited takeoff from the road. With the assistance of the highway patrol and county sheriff the airplane was taxied to a local private dirt field that allowed takeoff into the wind. After the day long events I had forgotten to reset the transponder to 1200 prior to takeoff. I did not notice I had not reset the transponder for the first part of flight. During a scan of the panel I noticed my error and immediately changed the transponder to 1200. Corrective action: check that the transponder is reset to 1200 as soon as the airplane is safely on the ground following an emergency. Further corrective action: verify the proper transponder code prior to takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An AG5B lost power inflight and the pilot made a successful off airport landing on a country road where repairs were made. The aircraft later departed with 7700 still in the transponder.
Narrative: I made a May Day call on 121.5. Reported total power failure and that I was making an emergency power off landing on a road. I was instructed to Squawk 7700. After safely landing on the road; FAA personnel had dispatched the Highway Patrol and County Sheriff Department. There were no injuries and no damage. Three aircraft mechanics were called and diagnosed the mechanical problems and repair parts were driven in to the location and the airplane was repaired and signed off for return to service. Permission was given through Highway Patrol to close the road for takeoff; however the crosswind prohibited takeoff from the road. With the assistance of the Highway Patrol and County Sheriff the airplane was taxied to a local private dirt field that allowed takeoff into the wind. After the day long events I had forgotten to reset the transponder to 1200 prior to takeoff. I did not notice I had not reset the transponder for the first part of flight. During a scan of the panel I noticed my error and immediately changed the transponder to 1200. Corrective Action: Check that the transponder is reset to 1200 as soon as the airplane is safely on the ground following an emergency. Further Corrective action: Verify the proper Transponder code prior to takeoff.
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.