Pilot of an small aircraft sel descended below the MSA due to rough running engine. Possible carbure...

Attributes
ACN	317751
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 68ny
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 221
ASRS Report	317751
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Engine roughness, started descent and checklist, enriched mixture and added carburetor heat, problem went away. I continued to climb out, circle for altitude and continued to dsv. Cause: excess lean mixture and possible carburetor ice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL DSNDED BELOW THE MSA DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENG. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

Narrative: ENG ROUGHNESS, STARTED DSCNT AND CHKLIST, ENRICHED MIXTURE AND ADDED CARB HEAT, PROB WENT AWAY. I CONTINUED TO CLB OUT, CIRCLE FOR ALT AND CONTINUED TO DSV. CAUSE: EXCESS LEAN MIXTURE AND POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft sel descended below the MSA due to rough running engine. Possible carburetor ice.