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A private pilot of a maule made an emergency off airport landing following the catastrophic failure of an engine connecting rod.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 855668 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Maule Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
The engine threw a piston connecting rod. I made an emergency landing safely. No injury or damage. Upon further review I noticed the airworthiness certificate was restricted in 1990 and my medical had expired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Private Pilot of a Maule made an emergency off airport landing following the catastrophic failure of an engine connecting rod.
Narrative: The engine threw a piston connecting rod. I made an emergency landing safely. No injury or damage. Upon further review I noticed the Airworthiness Certificate was restricted in 1990 and my medical had expired.
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.