Private pilot of a C150 diverted to land after the engine started running rough and losing power whe...

Attributes
ACN	461780
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : psm.vortac
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mht.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 239 flight time type : 199
ASRS Report	461780
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were on a VFR flight from 3b3 to sfm. We were in contact with mht approach for flight following. At about 10 NM west of pease, we started experiencing engine trouble. The engine would cut out when power was applied. Mht approach was contacted and advised of the problem along with a request to land at pease. Mht vectored us to pease and said to land straight in on runway 16. They said contact pease tower and gave the frequency. I attempted to contact pease tower but for some reason I did not get through. Thinking that mht had advised pease of the situation, I continued to fly to the runway. Pease saw or heard us just in time to have a small plane that was on its takeoff roll abort the takeoff. My concern was to get the plane down. I tried to contact the tower but for whatever reason did not get through. Mht should have been sure that pease knew we were coming in and what our situation was before handing us off -- knowing we had our hands full trying to get the plane down safely. The runway at pease is very long and the other plane that was about to take off on runway 34 was not threatened in any way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A C150 DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING PWR WHEN PWR WAS APPLIED.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VFR FLT FROM 3B3 TO SFM. WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH MHT APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. AT ABOUT 10 NM W OF PEASE, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING ENG TROUBLE. THE ENG WOULD CUT OUT WHEN PWR WAS APPLIED. MHT APCH WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF THE PROB ALONG WITH A REQUEST TO LAND AT PEASE. MHT VECTORED US TO PEASE AND SAID TO LAND STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 16. THEY SAID CONTACT PEASE TWR AND GAVE THE FREQ. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT PEASE TWR BUT FOR SOME REASON I DID NOT GET THROUGH. THINKING THAT MHT HAD ADVISED PEASE OF THE SIT, I CONTINUED TO FLY TO THE RWY. PEASE SAW OR HEARD US JUST IN TIME TO HAVE A SMALL PLANE THAT WAS ON ITS TKOF ROLL ABORT THE TKOF. MY CONCERN WAS TO GET THE PLANE DOWN. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE TWR BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON DID NOT GET THROUGH. MHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SURE THAT PEASE KNEW WE WERE COMING IN AND WHAT OUR SIT WAS BEFORE HANDING US OFF -- KNOWING WE HAD OUR HANDS FULL TRYING TO GET THE PLANE DOWN SAFELY. THE RWY AT PEASE IS VERY LONG AND THE OTHER PLANE THAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 34 WAS NOT THREATENED IN ANY WAY.

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.

Private pilot of a C150 diverted to land after the engine started running rough and losing power when power was applied.