Narrative:

Rough running engine -- carburetor heat applied -- ran better. Quit running on final -- runway 27. Tower gave us downwind runway 9. We requested runway 27 due to rough running engine. Cleared direct runway 27. Engine quit on final. Got a restart just before touchdown at 200 ft AGL. Made the runway, taxied to parking.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 CFI LOSES PWR TO HIS ENG AFTER IT HAD RUN ROUGHLY PRIOR TO APPLYING CARB HEAT DURING DSCNT INTO HLN, MT.

Narrative: ROUGH RUNNING ENG -- CARB HEAT APPLIED -- RAN BETTER. QUIT RUNNING ON FINAL -- RWY 27. TWR GAVE US DOWNWIND RWY 9. WE REQUESTED RWY 27 DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENG. CLRED DIRECT RWY 27. ENG QUIT ON FINAL. GOT A RESTART JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AT 200 FT AGL. MADE THE RWY, TAXIED TO PARKING.

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.