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Small aircraft has loss of engine RPM in IMC. Controller assists to ILS approach. Radar lost. Land in field beyond airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173723 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 704 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 173723 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 9000' in IMC on top, a definite loss of engine RPM was experienced. After going through all emergency procedures, carburetor heat, magnetic check, ignition switch, and fuel valve setting, announcement of problem was made known to ATC (wash center) ATC did a very fine job of handling the situation, considering the limited tools to work with. Because of rate of descent we attempted to make ILS approach from inside marker. Since ATC lost me on radar under 3500' it was impossible to get advisories on exact distance to runway. Although we did establish on the localizer we were too high on the G/south, thus making a high pass over runway. Reports from airport personnel confirmed a high pass over runway. With continued descent, enough contact allowed for a deadstick landing in a pasture.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HAS LOSS OF ENGINE RPM IN IMC. CTLR ASSISTS TO ILS APCH. RADAR LOST. LAND IN FIELD BEYOND ARPT.
Narrative: AT 9000' IN IMC ON TOP, A DEFINITE LOSS OF ENG RPM WAS EXPERIENCED. AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL EMER PROCS, CARB HEAT, MAG CHK, IGNITION SWITCH, AND FUEL VALVE SETTING, ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROB WAS MADE KNOWN TO ATC (WASH CTR) ATC DID A VERY FINE JOB OF HANDLING THE SITUATION, CONSIDERING THE LIMITED TOOLS TO WORK WITH. BECAUSE OF RATE OF DSNT WE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ILS APCH FROM INSIDE MARKER. SINCE ATC LOST ME ON RADAR UNDER 3500' IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ADVISORIES ON EXACT DISTANCE TO RWY. ALTHOUGH WE DID ESTABLISH ON THE LOC WE WERE TOO HIGH ON THE G/S, THUS MAKING A HIGH PASS OVER RWY. RPTS FROM ARPT PERSONNEL CONFIRMED A HIGH PASS OVER RWY. WITH CONTINUED DSNT, ENOUGH CONTACT ALLOWED FOR A DEADSTICK LNDG IN A PASTURE.
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.