A beech skipper in cruise at 4500 ft diverted due to engine malfunction caused by a failed fastener ...

Attributes
ACN	565521
Time
Date	200210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewn.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 4500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skipper 77
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 330
ASRS Report	565521
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng indications other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The problem was that the bolt in cockpit mixture cable came out. I (mr X) circled airport 2 1/2 times, put transponder on 7600. Radios did not work. Aircraft was about to give me problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was a beech skipper and in cruise at 4500 ft. The engine began to run rough and a decrease in power was noted. The reporter said the flight was diverted into a nearby regional airport where it was discovered not only the engine mixture control had failed, but the communication radios were inoperative. The reporter stated the local maintenance people found the lock nut on the mixture cable was missing and the communication radios had a ground terminal broken. The reporter said these items were repaired and the local FAA was advised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH SKIPPER IN CRUISE AT 4500 FT DIVERTED DUE TO ENG MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY A FAILED FASTENER ON THE MIXTURE CTL CABLE LOCATED ON THE ENG.

Narrative: THE PROB WAS THAT THE BOLT IN COCKPIT MIXTURE CABLE CAME OUT. I (MR X) CIRCLED ARPT 2 1/2 TIMES, PUT XPONDER ON 7600. RADIOS DID NOT WORK. ACFT WAS ABOUT TO GIVE ME PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS A BEECH SKIPPER AND IN CRUISE AT 4500 FT. THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND A DECREASE IN PWR WAS NOTED. THE RPTR SAID THE FLT WAS DIVERTED INTO A NEARBY REGIONAL ARPT WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED NOT ONLY THE ENG MIXTURE CTL HAD FAILED, BUT THE COM RADIOS WERE INOP. THE RPTR STATED THE LCL MAINT PEOPLE FOUND THE LOCK NUT ON THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS MISSING AND THE COM RADIOS HAD A GND TERMINAL BROKEN. THE RPTR SAID THESE ITEMS WERE REPAIRED AND THE LCL FAA WAS ADVISED.

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.

A beech skipper in cruise at 4500 ft diverted due to engine malfunction caused by a failed fastener on the mixture control cable located on the engine.