Private pilot of an small aircraft sel made a precautionary landing due to a rough running engine. Carburetor ice suspected.

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Attributes
ACN	294472
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myr
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : myr
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	294472
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Couldn't clear icing, motor spattering. Preferred to land closest airport and check engine. Engine never quit and was able to takeoff and return to base 60J. Notified myrtle beach. Following everything ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENG. CARB ICE SUSPECTED.

Narrative: COULDN'T CLR ICING, MOTOR SPATTERING. PREFERRED TO LAND CLOSEST ARPT AND CHK ENG. ENG NEVER QUIT AND WAS ABLE TO TKOF AND RETURN TO BASE 60J. NOTIFIED MYRTLE BEACH. FOLLOWING EVERYTHING OK.

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.