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On takeoff an experimental biplane had an engine failure at 800 ft. The pilot made an uneventful off airport emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lpc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern departure other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 540 flight time type : 390 |
| ASRS Report | 485954 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was doing touch and goes around the airport. On the 3RD takeoff, the engine quit at about 800 ft. I made an emergency landing in a field about a mi from the airport. The aircraft is a fisher biplane 404 with a hirth 2706 fuel injected engine. There was plenty of fuel in the tank and initial investigation showed fuel being fed into the cylinders. The hirth engine distributor thinks that the ignition system may be the cause. The engine is being shipped to the distributor for further analysis and investigation. No damage or injury occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON TKOF AN EXPERIMENTAL BIPLANE HAD AN ENG FAILURE AT 800 FT. THE PLT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OFF ARPT EMER LNDG.
Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AROUND THE ARPT. ON THE 3RD TKOF, THE ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 800 FT. I MADE AN EMER LNDG IN A FIELD ABOUT A MI FROM THE ARPT. THE ACFT IS A FISHER BIPLANE 404 WITH A HIRTH 2706 FUEL INJECTED ENG. THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWED FUEL BEING FED INTO THE CYLINDERS. THE HIRTH ENG DISTRIBUTOR THINKS THAT THE IGNITION SYS MAY BE THE CAUSE. THE ENG IS BEING SHIPPED TO THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED.
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.