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Pilot of small aircraft had engine failure shortly after takeoff. Made successful landing off airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178986 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 11is |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 250 |
| 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 : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 525 flight time type : 66 |
| ASRS Report | 178986 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was doing touch and go's at schamburg airport. After 40 mins of flying, my engine seized on takeoff. Using runway 10, I turned north and landed on mitchell blvd. Landing was safe. No damage to aircraft or property. Cause of engine seizure is not now known. Engine teardown with the FAA is scheduled. I am willing to inform you of those results.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAD ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. MADE SUCCESSFUL LNDG OFF ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT SCHAMBURG ARPT. AFTER 40 MINS OF FLYING, MY ENG SEIZED ON TKOF. USING RWY 10, I TURNED N AND LANDED ON MITCHELL BLVD. LNDG WAS SAFE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PROPERTY. CAUSE OF ENG SEIZURE IS NOT NOW KNOWN. ENG TEARDOWN WITH THE FAA IS SCHEDULED. I AM WILLING TO INFORM YOU OF THOSE RESULTS.
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.