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The pilot of a C150 reported entering a canyon that did not provide an escape route; and resulted in an off-field landing just short of the canyon rim.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1325579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 145 Flight Crew Type 142 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Reporter is a new pilot with no previous canyon flying experience and had not been warned during training about analyzing a canyon prior to entry. Reporter described the climbing maneuver used in an attempt to exit the rising terrain; and how he had no airspeed left for the last 20-30 feet prior to the rim. He instead stalled a few feet above a snow covered sloped field and was able to walk out of the situation. The only damage during landing was a bent propeller blade. However; the fuselage was damaged during the attempted recovery with a helicopter and sling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C150 reported entering a canyon that did not provide an escape route; and resulted in an off-field landing just short of the canyon rim.
Narrative: Reporter is a new pilot with no previous canyon flying experience and had not been warned during training about analyzing a canyon prior to entry. Reporter described the climbing maneuver used in an attempt to exit the rising terrain; and how he had no airspeed left for the last 20-30 feet prior to the rim. He instead stalled a few feet above a snow covered sloped field and was able to walk out of the situation. The only damage during landing was a bent propeller blade. However; the fuselage was damaged during the attempted recovery with a helicopter and sling.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.