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A gyroplane pilot has carburetor ice affect his engine's performance. He was able to make an emergency landing with no damage or injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 382915 |
| 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 none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While flying in an open air gyroplane in the macon, GA, area the craft/engine experienced carburetor ice. Being in an area with open field (athletic area), I landed the craft without injury to persons or property. No damage was done to the craft. An inspection was performed and discovered that carburetor ice was the contributing factor. Aircraft was flown out of the area and 3 mi to the airport it's based at. Actions taken were safe, and precautions were taken at all times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GYROPLANE PLT HAS CARB ICE AFFECT HIS ENG'S PERFORMANCE. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING IN AN OPEN AIR GYROPLANE IN THE MACON, GA, AREA THE CRAFT/ENG EXPERIENCED CARB ICE. BEING IN AN AREA WITH OPEN FIELD (ATHLETIC AREA), I LANDED THE CRAFT WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CRAFT. AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND DISCOVERED THAT CARB ICE WAS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE AREA AND 3 MI TO THE ARPT IT'S BASED AT. ACTIONS TAKEN WERE SAFE, AND PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AT ALL TIMES.
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.