37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Attributes | |
ACN | 437819 |
Time | |
Date | 199905 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : owd.airport |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 181 flight time total : 1158 flight time type : 358 |
ASRS Report | 437819 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I received partial power failure during flight. The engine kept intermitting. I called norwood tower and asked to come in for landing immediately. I landed safe with the engine still running, and taxied off the runway and taxied all the way to parking with the engine still running. I never thought fuel was an issue because I preflted the aircraft before takeoff and verified that both tanks were full, and I also drained the fuel and checked for any contamination in the fuel. I never declared an emergency, but I did treat the situation like an emergency. I was flying for 3 hours when engine started running rough. After landing, I did a runup check and everything seemed to be running well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PARTIAL ENG FAILURE IN SINGLE ENG ACFT CAUSES PLT TO LAND.
Narrative: I RECEIVED PARTIAL PWR FAILURE DURING FLT. THE ENG KEPT INTERMITTING. I CALLED NORWOOD TWR AND ASKED TO COME IN FOR LNDG IMMEDIATELY. I LANDED SAFE WITH THE ENG STILL RUNNING, AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND TAXIED ALL THE WAY TO PARKING WITH THE ENG STILL RUNNING. I NEVER THOUGHT FUEL WAS AN ISSUE BECAUSE I PREFLTED THE ACFT BEFORE TKOF AND VERIFIED THAT BOTH TANKS WERE FULL, AND I ALSO DRAINED THE FUEL AND CHKED FOR ANY CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. I NEVER DECLARED AN EMER, BUT I DID TREAT THE SIT LIKE AN EMER. I WAS FLYING FOR 3 HRS WHEN ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. AFTER LNDG, I DID A RUNUP CHK AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE RUNNING WELL.
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.