C172 pilot reported diverting to an alternate airport after experiencing partial power loss.

Attributes
ACN	1750831
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
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	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 490 Flight Crew Type 460
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Engine power surging; ATC suggested ZZZ; started heading towards a field. Partial power restored. Was able to land at ZZZ. ATC called to verify landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reported diverting to an alternate airport after experiencing partial power loss.

Narrative: Engine power surging; ATC suggested ZZZ; started heading towards a field. Partial power restored. Was able to land at ZZZ. ATC called to verify landing.

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.