Narrative:

While in cruise at 7500 ft MSL at 2600 RPM, I noticed a 300 RPM drop. I pulled carburetor heat, but no detection of carburetor ice so I checked the magnetos. The right magneto was inoperative so I turned towards lwv to make a landing. Suddenly the engine quit. At 7500 ft MSL, I declared an emergency to evansville approach and advised that I had 3 souls and 35 gallons of fuel on board. I made a normal engine-out landing on runway 36 at lwv with no injuries or damage. Mechanics determined that a plastic piece on the magnetos had melted and shorted out causing the engine failure. It was fixed and the aircraft was flown home the next day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS ENG FAILURE AT CRUISE. MAKES SAFE LNDG AT ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE AT 7500 FT MSL AT 2600 RPM, I NOTICED A 300 RPM DROP. I PULLED CARB HEAT, BUT NO DETECTION OF CARB ICE SO I CHKED THE MAGNETOS. THE R MAGNETO WAS INOP SO I TURNED TOWARDS LWV TO MAKE A LNDG. SUDDENLY THE ENG QUIT. AT 7500 FT MSL, I DECLARED AN EMER TO EVANSVILLE APCH AND ADVISED THAT I HAD 3 SOULS AND 35 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. I MADE A NORMAL ENG-OUT LNDG ON RWY 36 AT LWV WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. MECHS DETERMINED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE ON THE MAGNETOS HAD MELTED AND SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE ENG FAILURE. IT WAS FIXED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN HOME THE NEXT DAY.

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.