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The instructor and student of an small aircraft on a VFR cross country training flight made an emergency landing off airport due to the engine losing power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414477 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdr |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1030 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 414477 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| 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 other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was on a VFR cross country with a student. I was acting as CFI. At 15 mi east of chadron airport, a loud 'bang' came from the engine. The engine had lost power and I instructed my student to head for the airport. I then called chadron unicom to advise of our situation. I then decided we were losing too much altitude and decided to land the aircraft in a field. I called chadron unicom and advised of our problem and that we were not going to make the airport. We landed the aircraft with no damage and no injuries. The engine had lost a rocker arm on the #2 cylinder. The maintenance personnel are looking over our other aircraft to see if there are other potential problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT OF AN SMA ON A VFR XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT MADE AN EMER LNDG OFF ARPT DUE TO THE ENG LOSING PWR.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR XCOUNTRY WITH A STUDENT. I WAS ACTING AS CFI. AT 15 MI E OF CHADRON ARPT, A LOUD 'BANG' CAME FROM THE ENG. THE ENG HAD LOST PWR AND I INSTRUCTED MY STUDENT TO HEAD FOR THE ARPT. I THEN CALLED CHADRON UNICOM TO ADVISE OF OUR SIT. I THEN DECIDED WE WERE LOSING TOO MUCH ALT AND DECIDED TO LAND THE ACFT IN A FIELD. I CALLED CHADRON UNICOM AND ADVISED OF OUR PROB AND THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE ARPT. WE LANDED THE ACFT WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE ENG HAD LOST A ROCKER ARM ON THE #2 CYLINDER. THE MAINT PERSONNEL ARE LOOKING OVER OUR OTHER ACFT TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL PROBS.
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.