When small aircraft engine starts vibrating; pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a dirt...

Attributes
ACN	834201
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.VORTAC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 57 Flight Crew Total 1777 Flight Crew Type 350
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During a repositioning flight from I encountered a severe vibration in the engine and loss of power. I declared a mayday and spoke with two airline pilots advising them I was likely going to make a precautionary landing possibly on the highway. I found a small-uncharted dirt strip at the corner of two highways. I set down on the dirt strip with no damage to the aircraft or injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: When small aircraft engine starts vibrating; pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a dirt strip.

Narrative: During a repositioning flight from I encountered a severe vibration in the engine and loss of power. I declared a mayday and spoke with two airline pilots advising them I was likely going to make a precautionary landing possibly on the highway. I found a small-uncharted dirt strip at the corner of two highways. I set down on the dirt strip with no damage to the aircraft or injury.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.