<< >> NASA ASRS Report 266116, March 1994

Pilot of a private small aircraft sel aircraft hit a runway boundary light when diverting the aircraft off the side of the runway during landing roll because of the engine quitting.

Attributes
ACN	266116
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7s5
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 400
ASRS Report	266116
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Upon landing on runway 34 at independence state airport, engine quit. Decided to roll off into grass adjacent to runway because of student traffic in pattern. Left landing gear collided with runway light bending over light. No damage to aircraft. Inspection of engine discovered idle adjust screw in carburetor had backed completely out causing extreme leaning when engine reduced to idle, killing engine. Aircraft is stinson 108-1 with 150 hp franklin engine and man/sch carburetor. Nose high attitude of aircraft limited visibility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PVT SMA SEL ACFT HIT A RWY BOUNDARY LIGHT WHEN DIVERTING THE ACFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY DURING LNDG ROLL BECAUSE OF THE ENG QUITTING.

Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 34 AT INDEPENDENCE STATE ARPT, ENG QUIT. DECIDED TO ROLL OFF INTO GRASS ADJACENT TO RWY BECAUSE OF STUDENT TFC IN PATTERN. L LNDG GEAR COLLIDED WITH RWY LIGHT BENDING OVER LIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. INSPECTION OF ENG DISCOVERED IDLE ADJUST SCREW IN CARB HAD BACKED COMPLETELY OUT CAUSING EXTREME LEANING WHEN ENG REDUCED TO IDLE, KILLING ENG. ACFT IS STINSON 108-1 WITH 150 HP FRANKLIN ENG AND MAN/SCH CARB. NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF ACFT LIMITED VISIBILITY.

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.