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Rv-6 pilot reported landing in a field after suffering an engine failure later found to be related to water in the fuel tank.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1372636 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | RV-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 7 Flight Crew Total 212 Flight Crew Type 61 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I entered the downwind for 34R. When I [was abeam] the numbers I started my landing checklist. I lowered my flaps 10 degrees and continued downwind. When I started my base leg turn I had noticed a sputter in my engine. I immediately switched my fuel tank to see if that would correct the problem. About 3 seconds later my engine came to a complete stop and I could see my propeller at a full stop. I tried restarting it right away and when I couldn't get it to start I looked for a place to land. I found a field right off my nose and treated it like a runway. I pitched for glide and set up for landing. The plane landed with no issues at all. After talking with the fire department and airport crew I decided I was going to re-start the plane and do a full and very thorough preflight and run up. Everything checked out perfectly so I decided with the help of the fire crew to take off and land at the airport. We drove [across] the field and looked for any obstructions and when I decided I had plenty of room and no obstructions that I was going to take off. We used the trucks to light the field and with no issues at all I was able to takeoff and land at the airport. There was no damage to the property or plane whatsoever.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RV-6 pilot reported landing in a field after suffering an engine failure later found to be related to water in the fuel tank.
Narrative: I entered the downwind for 34R. When I [was abeam] the numbers I started my landing checklist. I lowered my flaps 10 degrees and continued downwind. When I started my base leg turn I had noticed a sputter in my engine. I immediately switched my fuel tank to see if that would correct the problem. About 3 seconds later my engine came to a complete stop and I could see my propeller at a full stop. I tried restarting it right away and when I couldn't get it to start I looked for a place to land. I found a field right off my nose and treated it like a runway. I pitched for glide and set up for landing. The plane landed with no issues at all. After talking with the fire department and airport crew I decided I was going to re-start the plane and do a full and very thorough preflight and run up. Everything checked out perfectly so I decided with the help of the fire crew to take off and land at the airport. We drove [across] the field and looked for any obstructions and when I decided I had plenty of room and no obstructions that I was going to take off. We used the trucks to light the field and with no issues at all I was able to takeoff and land at the airport. There was no damage to the property or plane whatsoever.
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.