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C150 pilot reported he was able to successfully restart the engine after it quit by applying carburetor heat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1367732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| 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 | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18 Flight Crew Total 994 Flight Crew Type 363 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
[Center] requested expedited descent from 8500 feet to 3500 feet then 2900 feet. Five miles from airport engine stoppage occurred. Requested frequency change and received it from [center]. Applied carb heat and rich mixture and engine restarted and proceeded to airport without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 pilot reported he was able to successfully restart the engine after it quit by applying carburetor heat.
Narrative: [Center] requested expedited descent from 8500 feet to 3500 feet then 2900 feet. Five miles from airport engine stoppage occurred. Requested frequency change and received it from [Center]. Applied carb heat and rich mixture and engine restarted and proceeded to airport without further incident.
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.