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Pilot of a small aircraft sel made a precautionary landing on closed airport runway due to partial loss of engine power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 288904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 410 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 288904 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While in level cruise the engine in my cessna 150M developed a severe miss. Tried carburetor heat then switch magnetos. On left miss got much worse. At the time the problem started I was within 2 mi of my normal base, avc, which was closed for runway repaving. Having done a runway inspection that morning I knew that runway resurfacing was complete and lacking only lights and markings before reopening in 3 days. After visually inspecting runway for equipment or people (of which there was none), I chose to do a precautionary landing at a closed airport rather than try and make it back 17 mi to the next airport. Landing was completed with no problem. An inspection of the spark plugs revealed that 2 were lead fouled. This problem was directly relayed to service bulletin issued on oct/xx/94 by FBO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON CLOSED ARPT RWY DUE TO PARTIAL LOSS OF ENG PWR.
Narrative: WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE THE ENG IN MY CESSNA 150M DEVELOPED A SEVERE MISS. TRIED CARB HEAT THEN SWITCH MAGNETOS. ON L MISS GOT MUCH WORSE. AT THE TIME THE PROB STARTED I WAS WITHIN 2 MI OF MY NORMAL BASE, AVC, WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RWY REPAVING. HAVING DONE A RWY INSPECTION THAT MORNING I KNEW THAT RWY RESURFACING WAS COMPLETE AND LACKING ONLY LIGHTS AND MARKINGS BEFORE REOPENING IN 3 DAYS. AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING RWY FOR EQUIP OR PEOPLE (OF WHICH THERE WAS NONE), I CHOSE TO DO A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT A CLOSED ARPT RATHER THAN TRY AND MAKE IT BACK 17 MI TO THE NEXT ARPT. LNDG WAS COMPLETED WITH NO PROB. AN INSPECTION OF THE SPARK PLUGS REVEALED THAT 2 WERE LEAD FOULED. THIS PROB WAS DIRECTLY RELAYED TO SVC BULLETIN ISSUED ON OCT/XX/94 BY FBO.
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.