Forced landing

4 important questions on Forced landing

Forced landing procedure 1

  • Maintain altitude until speed 86 KIAS
  • Pitch for glide and trim
  • Depending on altitude, turn downwind and select landing area, below 1200 ft turn direct base leg
  • Perform abbreviated troubleshoot
    • Fuel selector switch tank (T)
    • Carb heat ON
    • Mixture full rich
    • Fuel pump ON
    • Magneto's BOTH

Forced landing procedure 2

  • Select landing area and use 1000 ft point
  • MayDay call / 7700 / ELT (T)
  • Proceed to 1000 ft point
  • Perform expanded troubleshoot
    • Fuel selector OPEN L/R (T)
    • Mixture ADJUST (T)
    • Magneto's CHECK L/R (T)
    • Advisory panel and engine instr. CHECKED
    • Fuel quantity CHECKED

Forced landing procedure 3

If time permits perform engine restart procedure
  • Fuel selector SWITH TANKS (T)
  • Throttle 1/2 open
  • Mixture idle cut-off
  • Fuel quantity CHECKED
  • Starter engaged (if prop.  stopped)
When engine runs slowly enrich until restart
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Forced landing procedure 4

  • After passing 1000 ft point turn base
  • Aim for 1/3 of the field
  • Flaps take-off when landing assured
  • Speed 86 KIAS
  • Flaps landing
  • Speed 70 KIAS
  • Aim at the beginning of the field
  • Crash drill
    • Seatbelts fastened
    • Fuel selector closed (T)
    • Mixture idle cut-off (T)
    • Flaps set
    • Magneto's OFF
    • Main switch OFF
  • Speed 70/65 KIAS

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