An small aircraft luscombe has engine failure as it approachs landing. The small aircraft lands on w...

Attributes
ACN	357540
Time
Date	199701
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 67q
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmex
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	357540
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Emergency reposition flight due to threat of flooding, private air strip to higher private air strip. Aircraft not flown for at least 6 months. Engine ran rough on starting, cleared after warm up. Takeoff normal. 5 mi flight lost power on power reduction for landing. Landed on water across end of runway, flipped over. Poor judgement on my part to move aircraft when engine did not seem to be in perfect condition. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: there was much flooding in the area that the aircraft was located. The owner of the aircraft wanted to move it to higher ground, an airport just 5 mi away. It hadn't recently been flown. A fuel line from the tank was deteriorated enough that water leaked into the fuel line. As the aircraft approached the new airport, the engine quit. The pilot had enough airspeed to make the runway at the new airport. Upon touchdown there was standing water at the end of the runway. Pilot stated he wasn't fast or slow. Just right airspeed for landing. Upon touchdown, the aircraft nosed over and damaged the rudder and propeller. The aircraft is a luscombe that the pilot bought 48 yrs ago as a new aircraft. It has been in the family for some time and taught many family members how to fly. The aircraft is now being repaired, but is not in flying condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LUSCOMBE HAS ENG FAILURE AS IT APCHS LNDG. THE SMA LANDS ON WATER AT THE END OF THE RWY AND FLIPS OVER. PROP IS BENT AND RUDDER IS DAMAGED.

Narrative: EMER REPOSITION FLT DUE TO THREAT OF FLOODING, PVT AIR STRIP TO HIGHER PVT AIR STRIP. ACFT NOT FLOWN FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. ENG RAN ROUGH ON STARTING, CLRED AFTER WARM UP. TKOF NORMAL. 5 MI FLT LOST PWR ON PWR REDUCTION FOR LNDG. LANDED ON WATER ACROSS END OF RWY, FLIPPED OVER. POOR JUDGEMENT ON MY PART TO MOVE ACFT WHEN ENG DID NOT SEEM TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THERE WAS MUCH FLOODING IN THE AREA THAT THE ACFT WAS LOCATED. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT WANTED TO MOVE IT TO HIGHER GND, AN ARPT JUST 5 MI AWAY. IT HADN'T RECENTLY BEEN FLOWN. A FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK WAS DETERIORATED ENOUGH THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE FUEL LINE. AS THE ACFT APCHED THE NEW ARPT, THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT HAD ENOUGH AIRSPD TO MAKE THE RWY AT THE NEW ARPT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS STANDING WATER AT THE END OF THE RWY. PLT STATED HE WASN'T FAST OR SLOW. JUST RIGHT AIRSPD FOR LNDG. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND DAMAGED THE RUDDER AND PROP. THE ACFT IS A LUSCOMBE THAT THE PLT BOUGHT 48 YRS AGO AS A NEW ACFT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR SOME TIME AND TAUGHT MANY FAMILY MEMBERS HOW TO FLY. THE ACFT IS NOW BEING REPAIRED, BUT IS NOT IN FLYING CONDITION.

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.

An small aircraft luscombe has engine failure as it approachs landing. The small aircraft lands on water at the end of the runway and flips over. Propeller is bent and rudder is damaged.