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A C210 pilot, cruising at approximately 1800 ft, experienced a loss of engine power, landing in a nearby field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545126 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msa.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 770 flight time type : 520 |
| ASRS Report | 545126 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel press other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After departure from the mount pleasant airport (about 1-2 mins) on a pleasure flight in VMC, the engine ceased generating power. Altitude was estimated to be about 1500-2000 ft AGL. Fuel pressure was noted as near zero. Tanks were switched (both had an estimated 30-35 gallons), with no effect. Electric boost pump was used, with only slight and brief effect. Area was surveyed for best site for off-field landing. Open pasture was chosen, due to concerns about unseen lines across available roads. Tanks were switched to off, mixture pulled, and flaps lowered when final target chosen and assured. Gear was lowered, as pilot assessed that field was dry and firm enough to risk gear down landing. Passenger was instructed to move seat back as far as possible, and to pull seat and shoulder belts as tight as possible. Airplane was turned into best compromise for into-wind and ground conditions. Landing was effected at slowest speed deemed prudent, with stall horn on. Landing was firm, with several considerable bounces, and aircraft was brought to a stop. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C210 PLT, CRUISING AT APPROX 1800 FT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENG PWR, LNDG IN A NEARBY FIELD.
Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM THE MOUNT PLEASANT ARPT (ABOUT 1-2 MINS) ON A PLEASURE FLT IN VMC, THE ENG CEASED GENERATING PWR. ALT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 1500-2000 FT AGL. FUEL PRESSURE WAS NOTED AS NEAR ZERO. TANKS WERE SWITCHED (BOTH HAD AN ESTIMATED 30-35 GALLONS), WITH NO EFFECT. ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP WAS USED, WITH ONLY SLIGHT AND BRIEF EFFECT. AREA WAS SURVEYED FOR BEST SITE FOR OFF-FIELD LNDG. OPEN PASTURE WAS CHOSEN, DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT UNSEEN LINES ACROSS AVAILABLE ROADS. TANKS WERE SWITCHED TO OFF, MIXTURE PULLED, AND FLAPS LOWERED WHEN FINAL TARGET CHOSEN AND ASSURED. GEAR WAS LOWERED, AS PLT ASSESSED THAT FIELD WAS DRY AND FIRM ENOUGH TO RISK GEAR DOWN LNDG. PAX WAS INSTRUCTED TO MOVE SEAT BACK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, AND TO PULL SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE. AIRPLANE WAS TURNED INTO BEST COMPROMISE FOR INTO-WIND AND GND CONDITIONS. LNDG WAS EFFECTED AT SLOWEST SPD DEEMED PRUDENT, WITH STALL HORN ON. LNDG WAS FIRM, WITH SEVERAL CONSIDERABLE BOUNCES, AND ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. NO 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.