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The pilot of a piper single engine aircraft experienced a loss of engine power on approach; possibly due to carburetor icing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1308369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Carburetor Heat Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 550 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Complete loss of power. After setting full mixture and reducing throttle to 1500 RPM approximately; a few seconds later there was complete loss of power. Tried magnetos; mixture and forgot carburetor heat.pumped throttle which gave some power bursts. Continued for 10 seconds then engine went to full throttle which I left that way until over the numbers. I did transmit I was having an emergency at the outset and ATC had a short debriefing after landing. ATC was helpful and professional. I believe the cause to be carburetor ice. There was a lot of moisture due to storms all day rolling northward. The temperature was approximately 75F.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a Piper single engine aircraft experienced a loss of engine power on approach; possibly due to carburetor icing.
Narrative: Complete loss of power. After setting full mixture and reducing throttle to 1500 RPM approximately; a few seconds later there was complete loss of power. Tried magnetos; mixture and forgot carburetor heat.Pumped throttle which gave some power bursts. Continued for 10 seconds then engine went to full throttle which I left that way until over the numbers. I did transmit I was having an emergency at the outset and ATC had a short debriefing after landing. ATC was helpful and professional. I believe the cause to be carburetor ice. There was a lot of moisture due to storms all day rolling northward. The temperature was approximately 75F.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.