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An instructor pilot and the owner pilot in a C175 experience an in-flight engine failure and an off airport landing. The aircraft was damaged and the pilots received minor injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 25x3 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 166 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dwh |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylark 175 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 389121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| 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 other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Dual training flight in student/aircraft owner's 1960 C175. Started to experience engine problems in cruise flight (approximately 1500 ft MSL). Slow, continual loss of engine RPM. Unable to make it back to departure point (dwh). While trying to solve the engine problem was also trying to now make an alternate airport (may field 25x3). With loss of RPM and altitude, had to do an emergency off-field landing in a field. Dead stick landing, engine totally stopped at approximately 300 ft. Upon landing in the cut grass field, when nose finally was lowered -- nose gear caught in mud and the aircraft then flipped over/inverted. Aircraft quickly came to a stop inverted, 2 pilots received only minor injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT AND THE OWNER PLT IN A C175 EXPERIENCE AN INFLT ENG FAILURE AND AN OFF ARPT LNDG. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED AND THE PLTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
Narrative: DUAL TRAINING FLT IN STUDENT/ACFT OWNER'S 1960 C175. STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENG PROBS IN CRUISE FLT (APPROX 1500 FT MSL). SLOW, CONTINUAL LOSS OF ENG RPM. UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO DEP POINT (DWH). WHILE TRYING TO SOLVE THE ENG PROB WAS ALSO TRYING TO NOW MAKE AN ALTERNATE ARPT (MAY FIELD 25X3). WITH LOSS OF RPM AND ALT, HAD TO DO AN EMER OFF-FIELD LNDG IN A FIELD. DEAD STICK LNDG, ENG TOTALLY STOPPED AT APPROX 300 FT. UPON LNDG IN THE CUT GRASS FIELD, WHEN NOSE FINALLY WAS LOWERED -- NOSE GEAR CAUGHT IN MUD AND THE ACFT THEN FLIPPED OVER/INVERTED. ACFT QUICKLY CAME TO A STOP INVERTED, 2 PLTS RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
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.