<< >> NASA ASRS Report 244105, June 1993

In-flight engine shutdown on single engine small aircraft creates need for return land at departure non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	244105
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hxf
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial 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 : 14 flight time total : 548 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	244105
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landed at hxf while on a scenic flight in the local area to allow 2 of the passenger to swap seat position. Taxied back to runway 11, runup normal, departed at XA45 for return flight to mwc. At approximately 200 ft AGL over the departure end of the runway, a loud pop was heard. Engine power dropped off and oil smoke filled the air. Enough power remained to maintain altitude, so I started a slow left turn away from power lines ahead, felt things out and decided to continue the turn and land back on the grass runway 18. About 2/3 of the way through the turn, engine vibrations suddenly became so violent I feared the engine would tear loose. At this point I cut the power and maneuvered as best as possible to a successful forced landing adjacent to the north/south grass runway. During the rollout, we crossed a shallow ditch which caused the nose and left main gear to separate from the aircraft. We came to a stop just beyond this point and all departed the aircraft normally with no apparent injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN ON SINGLE ENG SMA CREATES NEED FOR RETURN LAND AT DEP NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: LANDED AT HXF WHILE ON A SCENIC FLT IN THE LCL AREA TO ALLOW 2 OF THE PAX TO SWAP SEAT POS. TAXIED BACK TO RWY 11, RUNUP NORMAL, DEPARTED AT XA45 FOR RETURN FLT TO MWC. AT APPROX 200 FT AGL OVER THE DEP END OF THE RWY, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. ENG PWR DROPPED OFF AND OIL SMOKE FILLED THE AIR. ENOUGH PWR REMAINED TO MAINTAIN ALT, SO I STARTED A SLOW L TURN AWAY FROM PWR LINES AHEAD, FELT THINGS OUT AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TURN AND LAND BACK ON THE GRASS RWY 18. ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE TURN, ENG VIBRATIONS SUDDENLY BECAME SO VIOLENT I FEARED THE ENG WOULD TEAR LOOSE. AT THIS POINT I CUT THE PWR AND MANEUVERED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LNDG ADJACENT TO THE N/S GRASS RWY. DURING THE ROLLOUT, WE CROSSED A SHALLOW DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE AND L MAIN GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE ACFT. WE CAME TO A STOP JUST BEYOND THIS POINT AND ALL DEPARTED THE ACFT NORMALLY WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES.

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.