<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1478684, August 2017

C150 pilot reported a power loss during climb and successful landing at a divert field.

Attributes
ACN	1478684
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At approximately 5200 feet MSL I experienced a loss of power in the engine. I immediately turned towards the closest airport a distance of approximately 7.7 miles. I was with TRACON flight following. After turning towards ZZZ I called TRACON. Told them of my intentions; was asked how many souls; and fuel onboard. During the descent I tried repeatedly to get the motor to start producing power; but it would not. I was able to make the airport without incident; making the second taxi way turn off. At that point the motor continued to run; and was then able to produce power. Taxied it to transient parking to inspect the plane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 Pilot reported a power loss during climb and successful landing at a divert field.

Narrative: At approximately 5200 feet MSL I experienced a loss of power in the engine. I immediately turned towards the closest airport a distance of approximately 7.7 miles. I was with TRACON flight following. After turning towards ZZZ I called TRACON. Told them of my intentions; was asked how many souls; and fuel onboard. During the descent I tried repeatedly to get the motor to start producing power; but it would not. I was able to make the airport without incident; making the second taxi way turn off. At that point the motor continued to run; and was then able to produce power. Taxied it to transient parking to inspect the plane.

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.