<< >> NASA ASRS Report 159106, September 1990

GA small aircraft engine problem after departure from mxl. Return land at cxl across the border from departure and planned destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	159106
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mxl airport : cxl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600
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	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	159106
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed yucca valley, ca direct mxl, border crossing. Filed riverside. Landed mxl. Departed mxl VFR flight plan loreto XX00. Electrical failure, engine vibration. Called mxl. Flew by runway 10. Communication hand-held. No tower lights seen. Informed in clear to land calexico. Landed XX30. Altitude belt jumped off pulleys. Harmonic weights (1) on crank sheared off. Vibration and electrical failure. Landed us vs mexico because of emergency. Filed report to us customs. Aircraft in shop for new engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER DEP FROM MXL. RETURN LAND AT CXL ACROSS THE BORDER FROM DEP AND PLANNED DESTINATION ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED YUCCA VALLEY, CA DIRECT MXL, BORDER XING. FILED RIVERSIDE. LANDED MXL. DEPARTED MXL VFR FLT PLAN LORETO XX00. ELECTRICAL FAILURE, ENG VIBRATION. CALLED MXL. FLEW BY RWY 10. COM HAND-HELD. NO TWR LIGHTS SEEN. INFORMED IN CLR TO LAND CALEXICO. LANDED XX30. ALT BELT JUMPED OFF PULLEYS. HARMONIC WTS (1) ON CRANK SHEARED OFF. VIBRATION AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LANDED U.S. VS MEXICO BECAUSE OF EMER. FILED RPT TO U.S. CUSTOMS. ACFT IN SHOP FOR NEW ENG.

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.