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C172 pilot reported the mixture cable broke at first mixture adjustment and resulted in a loss of engine power and forced landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1564451 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16.2 Flight Crew Total 157 Flight Crew Type 116 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Took off of runway 25 at ZZZ. Made left turn toward ZZZ1 climbing to 2;500 MSL and leveled off. Went to lean the mixture and the mixture cable broke engine quit. Turned back to ZZZ. Landed on a road. No injuries or damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reported the mixture cable broke at first mixture adjustment and resulted in a loss of engine power and forced landing.
Narrative: Took off of Runway 25 at ZZZ. Made left turn toward ZZZ1 climbing to 2;500 MSL and leveled off. Went to lean the mixture and the mixture cable broke engine quit. Turned back to ZZZ. Landed on a road. No injuries or damage to the aircraft.
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.