<< >> NASA ASRS Report 267930, April 1994

Pilot of small aircraft made a forced landing on road due to engine loss of power then immediately took off after engine regained full power.

Attributes
ACN	267930
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bet
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	267930
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I had done a run-up before departure, magnetos checked and carburetor heat checked. I taxied to runway 29 and departed. At approximately 100 ft elevation I lost power. Checked fuel and magnetos -- both ok. Fuel was on both and magnetos on both. That was all the time I had. I turned 90 degrees right to land on a road, missed the road by 20 ft, bounced once and engine returned to full power. Area I bounced in was a gravel pit (no houses, etc). Returned to airport, landed -- no damage. Had air intake checked, pulled fuel screen, and checked electrical -- all ok. Suspect carburetor ice and have changed heat procedures. Have flown 5 hours since -- no further occurrences.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA MADE A FORCED LNDG ON ROAD DUE TO ENG LOSS OF PWR THEN IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFF AFTER ENG REGAINED FULL PWR.

Narrative: I HAD DONE A RUN-UP BEFORE DEP, MAGNETOS CHKED AND CARB HEAT CHKED. I TAXIED TO RWY 29 AND DEPARTED. AT APPROX 100 FT ELEVATION I LOST PWR. CHKED FUEL AND MAGNETOS -- BOTH OK. FUEL WAS ON BOTH AND MAGNETOS ON BOTH. THAT WAS ALL THE TIME I HAD. I TURNED 90 DEGS R TO LAND ON A ROAD, MISSED THE ROAD BY 20 FT, BOUNCED ONCE AND ENG RETURNED TO FULL PWR. AREA I BOUNCED IN WAS A GRAVEL PIT (NO HOUSES, ETC). RETURNED TO ARPT, LANDED -- NO DAMAGE. HAD AIR INTAKE CHKED, PULLED FUEL SCREEN, AND CHKED ELECTRICAL -- ALL OK. SUSPECT CARB ICE AND HAVE CHANGED HEAT PROCS. HAVE FLOWN 5 HRS SINCE -- NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES.

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.