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Aircraft equipment problem. Apparent engine failure during initial climb. Aircraft unknown, but small aircraft high wing. Attempt to contact reporter both at work and home indicates he has moved, so unable to determine cause of low airspeed and forced landing. No mention is made of equipment problem, just loss of airspeed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l15 |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mci |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1242 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 343957 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We took off at XA47 am from runway 36 at henderson executive airport. Power was applied, the engine responded normally after a complete runup. The aircraft rotated as projected by the pilot operations handbook for current conditions. Upon reaching approximately 200 ft AGL the aircraft began to sink and lose airspeed. I pitched forward to maintain flying speed and attempt to accelerate. The aircraft continued to sink. The choice was made to begin a shallow turn to the left to avoid power lines ahead and rising terrain to the right. The aircraft continued to 'mush' down. I determined that the aircraft was not going to fly. I did the best to maintain airspeed as the aircraft settled. Before touchdown, I straightened the aircraft, placed it in the landing attitude and the aircraft impacted and stopped. I immediately determined that the passenger were not hurt. The aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed and then secured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. APPARENT ENG FAILURE DURING INITIAL CLB. ACFT UNKNOWN, BUT SMA HIGH WING. ATTEMPT TO CONTACT RPTR BOTH AT WORK AND HOME INDICATES HE HAS MOVED, SO UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOW AIRSPD AND FORCED LNDG. NO MENTION IS MADE OF EQUIP PROB, JUST LOSS OF AIRSPD.
Narrative: WE TOOK OFF AT XA47 AM FROM RWY 36 AT HENDERSON EXECUTIVE ARPT. PWR WAS APPLIED, THE ENG RESPONDED NORMALLY AFTER A COMPLETE RUNUP. THE ACFT ROTATED AS PROJECTED BY THE PLT OPS HANDBOOK FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. UPON REACHING APPROX 200 FT AGL THE ACFT BEGAN TO SINK AND LOSE AIRSPD. I PITCHED FORWARD TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPD AND ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SINK. THE CHOICE WAS MADE TO BEGIN A SHALLOW TURN TO THE L TO AVOID PWR LINES AHEAD AND RISING TERRAIN TO THE R. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO 'MUSH' DOWN. I DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO FLY. I DID THE BEST TO MAINTAIN AIRSPD AS THE ACFT SETTLED. BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, I STRAIGHTENED THE ACFT, PLACED IT IN THE LNDG ATTITUDE AND THE ACFT IMPACTED AND STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY DETERMINED THAT THE PAX WERE NOT HURT. THE ACFT WAS EVACED AND THEN SECURED.
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.