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A C150 pilot experienced a rough running engine and made an emergency landing at a military base, riv.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hdf.vor |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : riv.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 605259 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Possible carburetor icing due to possible water in fuel caused engine to lose power intermittently. Emergency was declared and march AFB approved landing. More time between fueling and sampling of fuel may have prevented occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 PLT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENG AND MADE AN EMER LNDG AT A MIL BASE, RIV.
Narrative: POSSIBLE CARB ICING DUE TO POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL CAUSED ENG TO LOSE PWR INTERMITTENTLY. EMER WAS DECLARED AND MARCH AFB APPROVED LNDG. MORE TIME BTWN FUELING AND SAMPLING OF FUEL MAY HAVE PREVENTED OCCURRENCE.
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.