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Beech B19 pilot reported a successful landing following a loss of engine power on approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1644965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sport 19 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 450 Flight Crew Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 4000 Vertical 500 |
Narrative:
On approach to landing; I was cleared to land. On a 2 mile final; I attempted to reduce power and the throttle had no effect. I attempted to adjust mixture; which dropped engine rpms. I had enabled carb heat during my approach checklist and did not have any large power reduction with it enabled; so I disabled carb heat. I attempted to put in flaps at about 1 mile final; but power was still near full and I was at about 90 knots. I requested a go around from the tower; which they cleared me for the go around. Near the end of the runway at about 300' AGL; I started losing power and speed dropped quickly. I [requested priority handling] and started my turn for [a different runway; and] informed the tower of my intentions to land [immediately]. They diverted [another aircraft] that was doing touch and goes. I saw the [other] aircraft about 1/4 down the runway opposite direction start its ascent as I was crossing the numbers. I floated down the runway as I didn't have any flaps and bounced the landing 3 times until I was able to finally land. Upon landing the engine stopped completely and I was not able to clear the runway. I pulled the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft had a recent engine overhaul in the last 3 hours of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Beech B19 pilot reported a successful landing following a loss of engine power on approach.
Narrative: On approach to landing; I was cleared to land. On a 2 mile final; I attempted to reduce power and the throttle had no effect. I attempted to adjust mixture; which dropped engine RPMs. I had enabled carb heat during my approach checklist and did not have any large power reduction with it enabled; so I disabled carb heat. I attempted to put in flaps at about 1 mile final; but power was still near full and I was at about 90 knots. I requested a go around from the Tower; which they cleared me for the go around. Near the end of the runway at about 300' AGL; I started losing power and speed dropped quickly. I [requested priority handling] and started my turn for [a different runway; and] informed the Tower of my intentions to land [immediately]. They diverted [another aircraft] that was doing touch and goes. I saw the [other] aircraft about 1/4 down the runway opposite direction start its ascent as I was crossing the numbers. I floated down the runway as I didn't have any flaps and bounced the landing 3 times until I was able to finally land. Upon landing the engine stopped completely and I was not able to clear the runway. I pulled the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft had a recent engine overhaul in the last 3 hours of flight.
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.