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Engine of MO20 quits after go around for runway 8 and lands ok in field east of the airport. Reported by airport manager that both fuel tanks appeared to be empty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lns |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lns artcc : ztl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller non radar : 20 flight time total : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 375142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A VFR mooney called west of the field inbound so I instructed him to enter left traffic runway 31, and report downwind. The winds were light so I offered him straight-in runway 8, he accepted, so I cleared him to land runway 8. The pilot, from landing flare, initiated a go around, so I offered him circle east for right base runway 31, cleared him to land runway 31. 3/4 of the way down runway 8 at about 200 ft AGL his engine quit and he landed ok in a soybean field about 1/2 mi east of the airport. He appeared to balloon in his landing flare then gave full power to go around, he had a 90 degree crosswind of about 6 KTS at the time, I had given the winds to him twice. Had he stayed ahead of the crosswind he could have landed ok on runway 8. Why did his engine quit? The airport manager, who went out to the aircraft, said both fuel tanks appeared empty!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG OF MO20 QUITS AFTER GAR FOR RWY 8 AND LANDS OK IN FIELD E OF THE ARPT. RPTED BY ARPT MGR THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS APPEARED TO BE EMPTY.
Narrative: A VFR MOONEY CALLED W OF THE FIELD INBOUND SO I INSTRUCTED HIM TO ENTER L TFC RWY 31, AND RPT DOWNWIND. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT SO I OFFERED HIM STRAIGHT-IN RWY 8, HE ACCEPTED, SO I CLRED HIM TO LAND RWY 8. THE PLT, FROM LNDG FLARE, INITIATED A GAR, SO I OFFERED HIM CIRCLE E FOR R BASE RWY 31, CLRED HIM TO LAND RWY 31. 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN RWY 8 AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL HIS ENG QUIT AND HE LANDED OK IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MI E OF THE ARPT. HE APPEARED TO BALLOON IN HIS LNDG FLARE THEN GAVE FULL PWR TO GAR, HE HAD A 90 DEG XWIND OF ABOUT 6 KTS AT THE TIME, I HAD GIVEN THE WINDS TO HIM TWICE. HAD HE STAYED AHEAD OF THE XWIND HE COULD HAVE LANDED OK ON RWY 8. WHY DID HIS ENG QUIT? THE ARPT MGR, WHO WENT OUT TO THE ACFT, SAID BOTH FUEL TANKS APPEARED EMPTY!
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.