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Pilot of small aircraft loses power and experiences engine roughness during flight. He makes precautionary landing on golf course. Later learns that engine connecting rod had broke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 142621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 06c |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 10002 |
| ASRS Report | 142621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I felt my engine losing power so I started to look for a spot to put it down. As I was passing over glen ellyn golf club, I heard a bang and I got a bad vibration. As I was over a heavily populated area, I put her down on the golf course. No damage to plane, ground, or property. No complaints from anyone. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter said that it turned out that a connecting rod broke in the engine. Unfortunately, the FAA is claiming that his aircraft was not airworthy due to a variety of maintenance deficiencies and no proof of annual. Reporter said FAA inspected the aircraft after the landing and would not let him remove it for several days. During that time, the aircraft and engine logbooks were stolen from the pocket behind the seat, and the reporter has been unable to get verification of the aircraft's annual from the mechanic because the mechanic is a transient who works out of his truck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA LOSES POWER AND EXPERIENCES ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING FLT. HE MAKES PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON GOLF COURSE. LATER LEARNS THAT ENGINE CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKE.
Narrative: I FELT MY ENG LOSING PWR SO I STARTED TO LOOK FOR A SPOT TO PUT IT DOWN. AS I WAS PASSING OVER GLEN ELLYN GOLF CLUB, I HEARD A BANG AND I GOT A BAD VIBRATION. AS I WAS OVER A HEAVILY POPULATED AREA, I PUT HER DOWN ON THE GOLF COURSE. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE, GND, OR PROPERTY. NO COMPLAINTS FROM ANYONE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR SAID THAT IT TURNED OUT THAT A CONNECTING ROD BROKE IN THE ENG. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAA IS CLAIMING THAT HIS ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY DUE TO A VARIETY OF MAINT DEFICIENCIES AND NO PROOF OF ANNUAL. RPTR SAID FAA INSPECTED THE ACFT AFTER THE LNDG AND WOULD NOT LET HIM REMOVE IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DURING THAT TIME, THE ACFT AND ENG LOGBOOKS WERE STOLEN FROM THE POCKET BEHIND THE SEAT, AND THE RPTR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET VERIFICATION OF THE ACFT'S ANNUAL FROM THE MECH BECAUSE THE MECH IS A TRANSIENT WHO WORKS OUT OF HIS TRUCK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.