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Small aircraft, on student pilot solo cross-country, has rgh engine during approach to base and receives priority handling having requested it of ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 34 flight time type : 34 |
| ASRS Report | 151449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On a student x-country training flight returning to grr, engine began running rough, and requested priority landing from grr tower, on non-active runway. Possible causes of rough engine: carburetor ice, contaminated fuel, low fuel in one tank, possible fuel leak. Actual cause of problem not determinable at this time. However, fuel management on x-country flying should emphasize continuous in-flight monitoring of fuel supply.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA, ON STUDENT PLT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY, HAS RGH ENGINE DURING APCH TO BASE AND RECEIVES PRIORITY HANDLING HAVING REQUESTED IT OF ATC.
Narrative: ON A STUDENT X-COUNTRY TRNING FLT RETURNING TO GRR, ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, AND REQUESTED PRIORITY LNDG FROM GRR TWR, ON NON-ACTIVE RWY. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF ROUGH ENG: CARB ICE, CONTAMINATED FUEL, LOW FUEL IN ONE TANK, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. ACTUAL CAUSE OF PROB NOT DETERMINABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, FUEL MGMNT ON X-COUNTRY FLYING SHOULD EMPHASIZE CONTINUOUS INFLT MONITORING OF FUEL SUPPLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.