A C182 pilot experienced engine problems and exercised emergency authority/authorized to land with a...

Attributes
ACN	613224
Time
Date	200403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	613224
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I departed in the morning from san diego palomar airport on an IFR flight to calexico, ca. I was in the clouds from around 1500 ft to 7000 ft MSL. I canceled IFR, and climbed to 9500 ft on a VFR flight. Calexico was very windy, with winds favoring runway 26 at 16 KTS. I started experiencing engine roughness 10 mi out of the airport. I used carburetor heat, but I did not feel any correction in the roughness. I made the choice to land on runway 8 with 9 KT tailwind because the engine was quitting on me. The wind condition made me have a long landing. I was aware that the runway ended on a cliff with the possibility of an exit to the side. The plane was slow enough to take that exit. No damage was caused to me or the aircraft. Only the inner tube had a small opening which caused a flat tire. I felt that I had an emergency, and I made the choice to land on that runway. I was flying alone. I was flying on a C182A.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT EXPERIENCED ENG PROBS AND EXERCISED EMER AUTH TO LAND WITH A TAILWIND AT CXL.

Narrative: I DEPARTED IN THE MORNING FROM SAN DIEGO PALOMAR ARPT ON AN IFR FLT TO CALEXICO, CA. I WAS IN THE CLOUDS FROM AROUND 1500 FT TO 7000 FT MSL. I CANCELED IFR, AND CLBED TO 9500 FT ON A VFR FLT. CALEXICO WAS VERY WINDY, WITH WINDS FAVORING RWY 26 AT 16 KTS. I STARTED EXPERIENCING ENG ROUGHNESS 10 MI OUT OF THE ARPT. I USED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT I DID NOT FEEL ANY CORRECTION IN THE ROUGHNESS. I MADE THE CHOICE TO LAND ON RWY 8 WITH 9 KT TAILWIND BECAUSE THE ENG WAS QUITTING ON ME. THE WIND CONDITION MADE ME HAVE A LONG LNDG. I WAS AWARE THAT THE RWY ENDED ON A CLIFF WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXIT TO THE SIDE. THE PLANE WAS SLOW ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT EXIT. NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO ME OR THE ACFT. ONLY THE INNER TUBE HAD A SMALL OPENING WHICH CAUSED A FLAT TIRE. I FELT THAT I HAD AN EMER, AND I MADE THE CHOICE TO LAND ON THAT RWY. I WAS FLYING ALONE. I WAS FLYING ON A C182A.

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.

A C182 pilot experienced engine problems and exercised emergency authority/authorized to land with a tailwind at cxl.