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A private pilot and instructor experienced engine roughness and severe vibration. As they began to deviate to the nearest airport; the conditions worsened; so they performed a successful precautionary landing on a road.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1093502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| 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 | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 185 Flight Crew Type 45 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was flying in a dual cross country under part 61 training with my instructor. We were descending to 2;500 ft AGL when we experienced engine roughness and severe vibration. We contacted ATC and requested a deviation to the nearest airport. As the engine roughness increased and we were no longer able to maintain altitude we declared the emergency and decided to land in an open road beside a canal. There were no injuries or damage to people or property. We came to land safe and sound.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A private pilot and instructor experienced engine roughness and severe vibration. As they began to deviate to the nearest airport; the conditions worsened; so they performed a successful precautionary landing on a road.
Narrative: I was flying in a dual cross country under Part 61 training with my instructor. We were descending to 2;500 FT AGL when we experienced engine roughness and severe vibration. We contacted ATC and requested a deviation to the nearest airport. As the engine roughness increased and we were no longer able to maintain altitude we declared the emergency and decided to land in an open road beside a canal. There were no injuries or damage to people or property. We came to land safe and sound.
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.