Emergency Procedures

"RD" wrote in :

How many of you have memorized all the emergency procedures. The only
one I really know is the engine failure procedure. I have to admit, if
any other emergency was to develop I think I'm unprepared and it's
time I do some re-familiarization of procedures.

On a side note, I'm a bit confused about a partial engine failure. Say
the engine loses a valve and runs VERY rough. Should I continue flying
with that engine in hopes of making a runway, or shut the engine down
to prevent it from ripping itself off the airplane and turning me into
a large paper weight.

Thanks,
Ryan



In a partial engine failure, you can move from one emergency landing site
to the next until you make it to an airport. As long as you are
continuously in a position to make an off field landing and the nearest
airport is not in a built up area, I wouldn't write off the idea of
flying towards an airport.

As for the engine coming off due to vibration, it depends on the extent
of the vibration. I doubt that a broken rod or valve would cause enough
vibration to break the engine mounts. I've read some accident reports
where even a broken prop blade did not rip the engine off.

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Andrew Sarangan wrote:

"RD" wrote in :

How many of you have memorized all the emergency procedures. The only
one I really know is the engine failure procedure. I have to admit, if
any other emergency was to develop I think I'm unprepared and it's
time I do some re-familiarization of procedures.

On a side note, I'm a bit confused about a partial engine failure. Say
the engine loses a valve and runs VERY rough. Should I continue flying
with that engine in hopes of making a runway, or shut the engine down
to prevent it from ripping itself off the airplane and turning me into
a large paper weight.

Thanks,
Ryan



In a partial engine failure, you can move from one emergency landing site
to the next until you make it to an airport. As long as you are
continuously in a position to make an off field landing and the nearest
airport is not in a built up area, I wouldn't write off the idea of
flying towards an airport.

As for the engine coming off due to vibration, it depends on the extent
of the vibration. I doubt that a broken rod or valve would cause enough
vibration to break the engine mounts. I've read some accident reports
where even a broken prop blade did not rip the engine off.






I hyad it happen, in a Bonanza, 42 years ago, going out of Albuquerque.
It shook pretty badly above about 1700 RPM, so we declared an emergency
and asked for the 13000 ft runway. We actually taxied in and could hear
the wheezing sound. I still have the piston and valve pieces.

First rule:

FLY THE DAMN AIRPLANE!

Two years ago, I had a piston rod break. It tore the engine in two halves;
only the crank shaft held the case together. It was a test flight. It failed
right over the airport fortunately. So a dead stick was relatively easy.
Prior to that event, I would often pracitice dead stick landings. It came in
handy that day. No sweat, until I got out of the plane when adrenalin surged
out!!
VL