An antique small aircraft had an engine failure. It was damaged while landing on a very poor runway.

Attributes
ACN	244662
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fch
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 2058 flight time type : 181
ASRS Report	244662
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, engine power loss, nil oil pressure. Having passed an abandoned air strip approximately 1 mi behind me, I felt the safest procedure was to return to this strip rather than return to chandler field. Made approach at normal approach speed or 60 mph. Touched down on first 1/3 of strip which was reduced to approximately 20 ft width by weeds. Touchdown was normal, slightly off estimated center of strip. Due to vegetation and general condition of strip, was unable to keep aircraft on hard surface. Condition of field off hard surface was soft plowed dirt. Upon contacting soft surface, aircraft nosed over at very low speed. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft within 1 min with no serious injuries. Local sheriff, fire, and medical personnel and equipment arrived within about 5 mins. Although the passenger was apparently not injured, the pilot preferred that the passenger have a medical check. The FAA representative arrived, interviewed pilot, and examined aircraft. The aircraft was partially disassembled and removed to chandler field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ANTIQUE SMA HAD AN ENG FAILURE. IT WAS DAMAGED WHILE LNDG ON A VERY POOR RWY.

Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, ENG PWR LOSS, NIL OIL PRESSURE. HAVING PASSED AN ABANDONED AIR STRIP APPROX 1 MI BEHIND ME, I FELT THE SAFEST PROC WAS TO RETURN TO THIS STRIP RATHER THAN RETURN TO CHANDLER FIELD. MADE APCH AT NORMAL APCH SPD OR 60 MPH. TOUCHED DOWN ON FIRST 1/3 OF STRIP WHICH WAS REDUCED TO APPROX 20 FT WIDTH BY WEEDS. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, SLIGHTLY OFF ESTIMATED CTR OF STRIP. DUE TO VEGETATION AND GENERAL CONDITION OF STRIP, WAS UNABLE TO KEEP ACFT ON HARD SURFACE. CONDITION OF FIELD OFF HARD SURFACE WAS SOFT PLOWED DIRT. UPON CONTACTING SOFT SURFACE, ACFT NOSED OVER AT VERY LOW SPD. PLT AND PAX EXITED ACFT WITHIN 1 MIN WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES. LCL SHERIFF, FIRE, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND EQUIP ARRIVED WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINS. ALTHOUGH THE PAX WAS APPARENTLY NOT INJURED, THE PLT PREFERRED THAT THE PAX HAVE A MEDICAL CHK. THE FAA REPRESENTATIVE ARRIVED, INTERVIEWED PLT, AND EXAMINED ACFT. THE ACFT WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED TO CHANDLER FIELD.

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.