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An small aircraft pilot had to land at fairchild air force base. Emergency declared. Aircraft equipment problem fluctuating engine RPM for unknown cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : geg airport : ska |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : geg |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 342935 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flying under radar contact with geg, 15 mi southwest. Engine RPM started oscillating by 700 to 1000, up and down continuously. I contacted spokane approach control and advised that engine problems existed and requested an emergency approach. Spokane approach advised that clearance could be received to land at fairchild air force base if desired. I had fairchild runway 5 in sight and received clearance to land at fairchild. Landing was without damage to aircraft or persons.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT HAD TO LAND AT FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE. EMER DECLARED. ACFT EQUIP PROB FLUCTUATING ENG RPM FOR UNKNOWN CAUSE.
Narrative: FLYING UNDER RADAR CONTACT WITH GEG, 15 MI SW. ENG RPM STARTED OSCILLATING BY 700 TO 1000, UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY. I CONTACTED SPOKANE APCH CTL AND ADVISED THAT ENG PROBS EXISTED AND REQUESTED AN EMER APCH. SPOKANE APCH ADVISED THAT CLRNC COULD BE RECEIVED TO LAND AT FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE IF DESIRED. I HAD FAIRCHILD RWY 5 IN SIGHT AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND AT FAIRCHILD. LNDG WAS WITHOUT DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PERSONS.
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.