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GA aircraft experienced an engine overheat and failure; possibly due to the failure to remove inlet covers during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1358107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2 Flight Crew Total 185 Flight Crew Type 111 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Made an off airport landing approximately 3 miles from nearest airport. This was due to engine overheating and eventual engine failure.engine failure may have been due to pilot not removing bird protection fabric covering lower engine air inlet on the aircraft during preflight causing high engine temperatures during the cruise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA aircraft experienced an engine overheat and failure; possibly due to the failure to remove inlet covers during preflight.
Narrative: Made an off airport landing approximately 3 miles from nearest airport. This was due to engine overheating and eventual engine failure.Engine failure may have been due to pilot not removing bird protection fabric covering lower engine air inlet on the aircraft during preflight causing high engine temperatures during the cruise.
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.