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Private pilot has engine failure and made off airport forced landing in an small aircraft sel ACII2 type aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280088 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ela |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Aero Commander 112 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 280088 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
20 mins remaining to land at clover field. Switched tanks. No pickup on fuel, engine died. Attempted restart (3500 ft). Performed emergency procedures. Landed in field. Encountered 18 inch berm. Folded nose gear. Abrupt stop. Taken away by EMS. 1 passenger required stitches. Next day investigation revealed fuel in both tanks. Preflight calculations for fuel confirmed accurate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that investigations by mechanic and FAA did not find any cause for engine failure. Sufficient fuel was found in both fuel tanks, there was no contamination found in the fuel or fuel distribution system or any ignition problem with the engine. The aircraft received damage to the nose gear and propeller during the force landing. There were minor cuts to 1 of the passenger. He further stated that he had switched fuel tanks thinking that the one was maybe too low to feed fuel to the engine when the engine quit and restart attempts were not successful. The aircraft was an aeronautical commander, ACII2, with a fuel injected 200 hp engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT HAS ENG FAILURE AND MADE OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG IN AN SMA SEL ACII2 TYPE ACFT.
Narrative: 20 MINS REMAINING TO LAND AT CLOVER FIELD. SWITCHED TANKS. NO PICKUP ON FUEL, ENG DIED. ATTEMPTED RESTART (3500 FT). PERFORMED EMER PROCS. LANDED IN FIELD. ENCOUNTERED 18 INCH BERM. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. ABRUPT STOP. TAKEN AWAY BY EMS. 1 PAX REQUIRED STITCHES. NEXT DAY INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. PREFLT CALCULATIONS FOR FUEL CONFIRMED ACCURATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT INVESTIGATIONS BY MECH AND FAA DID NOT FIND ANY CAUSE FOR ENG FAILURE. SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS FOUND IN BOTH FUEL TANKS, THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN THE FUEL OR FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYS OR ANY IGNITION PROB WITH THE ENG. THE ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP DURING THE FORCE LNDG. THERE WERE MINOR CUTS TO 1 OF THE PAX. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD SWITCHED FUEL TANKS THINKING THAT THE ONE WAS MAYBE TOO LOW TO FEED FUEL TO THE ENG WHEN THE ENG QUIT AND RESTART ATTEMPTS WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE ACFT WAS AN AERO COMMANDER, ACII2, WITH A FUEL INJECTED 200 HP ENG.
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.