An aero commander right engine began to loose power so the pilot feathered the engine and continued ...

Narrative:

I was the pilot in command of an aero commander on a routine VFR flight. About 23 miles from my destination I started to experiencs a partial loss of power in my right engine. There was also a noticable vibration with this loss of power. After careful consideration and in accordence with my poh emergency checklist I opted to feather and secure the right engine and land as soon as possible. At this time my destination was in my 12 o'clock and 9-10 miles while two other airports were 25 miles northeast and 28 miles west respectively. I opted for my destination even though it was unnattended and a turf airstrip. I was very familar and have several thousand landings there. I radio approach and made them aware of my situation and asked that if they did not hear from me telephonicly to call the athourities and make them aware of what might have happened. I didn't declare an emergency. I landed without event called; call approach and advised them that all was well. In retrospect I'm wondering if I did every thing correctly. Maybe landing at a controlled facility next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aero Commander right engine began to loose power so the pilot feathered the engine and continued to his uncontrolled dirt strip but later questioned whether he should have gone to an airport where assistance was available.

Narrative: I was the pilot in command of an Aero Commander on a routine VFR flight. About 23 miles from my destination I started to experiencs a partial loss of power in my right engine. There was also a noticable vibration with this loss of power. After careful consideration and in accordence with my POH emergency checklist I opted to feather and secure the right engine and land as soon as possible. At this time my destination was in my 12 o'clock and 9-10 miles while two other airports were 25 miles northeast and 28 miles west respectively. I opted for my destination even though it was unnattended and a turf airstrip. I was very familar and have several thousand landings there. I radio Approach and made them aware of my situation and asked that if they did not hear from me telephonicly to call the athourities and make them aware of what might have happened. I didn't declare an emergency. I landed without event called; call Approach and advised them that all was well. In retrospect I'm wondering if I did every thing correctly. Maybe landing at a controlled facility next time.

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.

Attributes
ACN	917873
Time
Date	201011
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	Aero Commander 500 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 4125 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An aero commander right engine began to loose power so the pilot feathered the engine and continued to his uncontrolled dirt strip but later questioned whether he should have gone to an airport where assistance was available.