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Small aircraft pilot has rough engine, prepares to land on highway. Engine recovers. Pilot continues to home airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 158649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ckb |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 485 |
| ASRS Report | 158649 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I made a low approach at a private grass strip and as I was climbing out to return to ckb the engine started running rough. I was above route 50 east and afraid to try to go back to the private field, so I thought I would make a forced landing on route 50. When I was approximately 250' AGL the engine smoothed out, so I returned to 2500' MSL and followed route 50, then climbed to 3000' MSL and returned to ckb. I think the fuel might have had foreign materials in it from where the tanks had been resealed, or a plug fowled. I am getting a mechanic to check it out before I fly it again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT HAS ROUGH ENGINE, PREPARES TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE RECOVERS. PLT CONTINUES TO HOME ARPT.
Narrative: I MADE A LOW APCH AT A PVT GRASS STRIP AND AS I WAS CLBING OUT TO RETURN TO CKB THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I WAS ABOVE RTE 50 E AND AFRAID TO TRY TO GO BACK TO THE PVT FIELD, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A FORCED LNDG ON RTE 50. WHEN I WAS APPROX 250' AGL THE ENG SMOOTHED OUT, SO I RETURNED TO 2500' MSL AND FOLLOWED RTE 50, THEN CLBED TO 3000' MSL AND RETURNED TO CKB. I THINK THE FUEL MIGHT HAVE HAD FOREIGN MATERIALS IN IT FROM WHERE THE TANKS HAD BEEN RESEALED, OR A PLUG FOWLED. I AM GETTING A MECH TO CHK IT OUT BEFORE I FLY IT AGAIN.
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.