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Attributes | |
ACN | 272474 |
Time | |
Date | 199405 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : d22 |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 125 |
ASRS Report | 272474 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : student |
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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A student and I departed D22 in a C-150 for a local training flight. I helped my student preflight by checking our fuel level. I determined it to be sufficient for our flight. About an hour and 1/10 we were practicing emergency engine out procedures. I had the carburetor heat on and power back to idle for this procedure. After we picked out a field to land and we would have been able to land, I put the carburetor heat in and advanced the throttle to full. At that time, the engine started to gasp and cough. I had full power at times, then the engine started coughing. Then go to full power. We were already low from doing the practice emergency procedure when I realized we had a real emergency. There was a grass field, I guess about 1500 ft long, where I was able to land the airplane. The student, myself, and the airplane were fine with no physical or mechanical problems. I think at the the time when it started coughing, we were about 600-700 ft AGL. The WX was sunny with haze, flight visibility about 7 mi. As I went to pitch up after completing the training emergency procedure, the lack of gas in the 1 wing caused the engine to start coughing. I have been a CFI for 3 yrs, cfii for 4 weeks, and am an flight engineer on the C-130 in the air force reserves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI HAS ACTUAL FORCED LNDG WHILE PRACTICING EMER LNDGS.
Narrative: A STUDENT AND I DEPARTED D22 IN A C-150 FOR A LCL TRAINING FLT. I HELPED MY STUDENT PREFLT BY CHKING OUR FUEL LEVEL. I DETERMINED IT TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR OUR FLT. ABOUT AN HR AND 1/10 WE WERE PRACTICING EMER ENG OUT PROCS. I HAD THE CARB HEAT ON AND PWR BACK TO IDLE FOR THIS PROC. AFTER WE PICKED OUT A FIELD TO LAND AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LAND, I PUT THE CARB HEAT IN AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL. AT THAT TIME, THE ENG STARTED TO GASP AND COUGH. I HAD FULL PWR AT TIMES, THEN THE ENG STARTED COUGHING. THEN GO TO FULL PWR. WE WERE ALREADY LOW FROM DOING THE PRACTICE EMER PROC WHEN I REALIZED WE HAD A REAL EMER. THERE WAS A GRASS FIELD, I GUESS ABOUT 1500 FT LONG, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT, MYSELF, AND THE AIRPLANE WERE FINE WITH NO PHYSICAL OR MECHANICAL PROBS. I THINK AT THE THE TIME WHEN IT STARTED COUGHING, WE WERE ABOUT 600-700 FT AGL. THE WX WAS SUNNY WITH HAZE, FLT VISIBILITY ABOUT 7 MI. AS I WENT TO PITCH UP AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING EMER PROC, THE LACK OF GAS IN THE 1 WING CAUSED THE ENG TO START COUGHING. I HAVE BEEN A CFI FOR 3 YRS, CFII FOR 4 WKS, AND AM AN FE ON THE C-130 IN THE AIR FORCE RESERVES.
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.