Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	278967
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sun
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sun
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	278967
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was approaching sun for landing T-210-1 mi final cleared for landing and I was slightly low on ideal glide path so added 2 inch manifold pressure and seemed to get no response. Then added more power and still no response. I then considered best glide to make it to airport, which would have been a very close call to us. Slowing down going with full flaps and r-stol capability to land in smooth farm field short of the airport which seemed much safer. I decided to go for the farm field. While on final descent I continued emergency checklist and found low boost pump on and turned this off. At this point power started to return but I was so slow and low that I felt it was safest to continue with the landing. Landing was soft with normal rollout through knee high barley. Engine was back to running smooth so I idled the engine 2 mins to cool down turbocharger and then shutdown engine. I announced to tower at onset that I had loss of power and may have to land on field. I then announced to tower I was safely landed without damage or injury and controller said we would send support equipment to help. Fire departure personnel came and inspected the scene and with their supervisor arrangements were made to transfer the airplane up to the airport service area where it was secured in FBO hangar for further inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING SUN FOR LNDG T-210-1 MI FINAL CLRED FOR LNDG AND I WAS SLIGHTLY LOW ON IDEAL GLIDE PATH SO ADDED 2 INCH MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND SEEMED TO GET NO RESPONSE. THEN ADDED MORE PWR AND STILL NO RESPONSE. I THEN CONSIDERED BEST GLIDE TO MAKE IT TO ARPT, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY CLOSE CALL TO US. SLOWING DOWN GOING WITH FULL FLAPS AND R-STOL CAPABILITY TO LAND IN SMOOTH FARM FIELD SHORT OF THE ARPT WHICH SEEMED MUCH SAFER. I DECIDED TO GO FOR THE FARM FIELD. WHILE ON FINAL DSCNT I CONTINUED EMER CHKLIST AND FOUND LOW BOOST PUMP ON AND TURNED THIS OFF. AT THIS POINT PWR STARTED TO RETURN BUT I WAS SO SLOW AND LOW THAT I FELT IT WAS SAFEST TO CONTINUE WITH THE LNDG. LNDG WAS SOFT WITH NORMAL ROLLOUT THROUGH KNEE HIGH BARLEY. ENG WAS BACK TO RUNNING SMOOTH SO I IDLED THE ENG 2 MINS TO COOL DOWN TURBOCHARGER AND THEN SHUTDOWN ENG. I ANNOUNCED TO TWR AT ONSET THAT I HAD LOSS OF PWR AND MAY HAVE TO LAND ON FIELD. I THEN ANNOUNCED TO TWR I WAS SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY AND CTLR SAID WE WOULD SEND SUPPORT EQUIP TO HELP. FIRE DEP PERSONNEL CAME AND INSPECTED THE SCENE AND WITH THEIR SUPVR ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO TRANSFER THE AIRPLANE UP TO THE ARPT SVC AREA WHERE IT WAS SECURED IN FBO HANGAR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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.