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Light sport aircraft pilot reported a rough running engine progressed into an engine failure. The problem was traced to fuel lines that had been incorrectly installed during recent maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1461572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Sport Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 1510 Flight Crew Type 190 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I departed ZZZ to do sightseeing and my passenger wanted to take photos. [Approximately 15 minutes after departure] the engine began to run rough. I decided to return to ZZZ where the aircraft is based. I entered class D airspace around 2;000 feet MSL originally planning on the left base runway xy. The tower noticed I was unusually high and they asked if I wanted [a different] runway; which I accepted and was cleared to land. I did not declare an emergency; however the tower deemed it was an emergency; crash fire rescue was activated. At approximately 300 feet AGL crossing the runway threshold the engine failed and the propeller came to a full stop. After landing I attempted to restart the aircraft; which it did. I taxied the aircraft back to the hangar without incident. No damage. The aircraft had been returned from maintenance where it underwent an annual inspection and a 5 year rubber change. Maintenance department is still investigating.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Light sport aircraft pilot reported a rough running engine progressed into an engine failure. The problem was traced to fuel lines that had been incorrectly installed during recent maintenance.
Narrative: I departed ZZZ to do sightseeing and my passenger wanted to take photos. [Approximately 15 minutes after departure] the engine began to run rough. I decided to return to ZZZ where the aircraft is based. I entered class D airspace around 2;000 feet MSL originally planning on the left base runway XY. The tower noticed I was unusually high and they asked if I wanted [a different] runway; which I accepted and was cleared to land. I did not declare an emergency; however the tower deemed it was an emergency; crash fire rescue was activated. At approximately 300 feet AGL crossing the runway threshold the engine failed and the propeller came to a full stop. After landing I attempted to restart the aircraft; which it did. I taxied the aircraft back to the hangar without incident. No damage. The aircraft had been returned from maintenance where it underwent an annual inspection and a 5 year rubber change. Maintenance department is still investigating.
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.