Small aircraft stuck in mud after a precautionary landing in meadow.

Attributes
ACN	179445
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 45s
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 608
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
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	179445
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed aircraft in high mountain meadow, apparently on forest service land. Aircraft became stuck in about 8' of mud. Became 1 hour overdue on VFR flight plan. After extracting aircraft from mud, took off and contacted rdm FSS. Landed to check out rough running engine. Next time, should land on airstrip or road. But crosswind dictated landing into wind, which meant the meadow. No damage to aircraft or occupants. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states he has taken a great deal of static (humorous) about this incident, because of his position as a state aviation official. In addition, his passenger was an officer in the air national guard. They both are targets for much humor. Reason for rough engine seems to boil down to a bad magnetic. Everything around it has been replaced and still there is intermittent roughness. New magnetic has been ordered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA STUCK IN MUD AFTER A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN MEADOW.

Narrative: LANDED ACFT IN HIGH MOUNTAIN MEADOW, APPARENTLY ON FOREST SVC LAND. ACFT BECAME STUCK IN ABOUT 8' OF MUD. BECAME 1 HR OVERDUE ON VFR FLT PLAN. AFTER EXTRACTING ACFT FROM MUD, TOOK OFF AND CONTACTED RDM FSS. LANDED TO CHK OUT ROUGH RUNNING ENG. NEXT TIME, SHOULD LAND ON AIRSTRIP OR ROAD. BUT XWIND DICTATED LNDG INTO WIND, WHICH MEANT THE MEADOW. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR OCCUPANTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HE HAS TAKEN A GREAT DEAL OF STATIC (HUMOROUS) ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, BECAUSE OF HIS POS AS A STATE AVIATION OFFICIAL. IN ADDITION, HIS PAX WAS AN OFFICER IN THE AIR NATL GUARD. THEY BOTH ARE TARGETS FOR MUCH HUMOR. REASON FOR ROUGH ENG SEEMS TO BOIL DOWN TO A BAD MAG. EVERYTHING AROUND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL THERE IS INTERMITTENT ROUGHNESS. NEW MAG HAS BEEN ORDERED.

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.