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A C172 departed with full wing tanks but due to fuel starvation lost engine power after 2.0 hours of flight. The aircraft had flown 22.5 hours since an engine/carburetor overhaul.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 752457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vay.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3.7 flight time total : 1446 flight time type : 856 |
| ASRS Report | 752457 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After being topped off; aircraft was flown for 0.9 hours. After additional 1.1 hours of flight; engine began to lose power. Precautionary landing was made in a field. No damage to aircraft. No injuries to pilot or passenger. Excessive fuel consumption not normal. Engine and carburetor 22.5 hours since major overhaul. Cause yet to be determined. The reporter stated that his conversation with the mechanic investigating the engine discovered one of two carburetor float bowls stuck opened. The reporter believes a service difficulty report had previously been issued about this problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 DEPARTED WITH FULL WING TANKS BUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION LOST ENG POWER AFTER 2.0 HRS OF FLT. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN 22.5 HRS SINCE AN ENG/CARB OVERHAUL.
Narrative: AFTER BEING TOPPED OFF; ACFT WAS FLOWN FOR 0.9 HRS. AFTER ADDITIONAL 1.1 HRS OF FLT; ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO INJURIES TO PLT OR PAX. EXCESSIVE FUEL CONSUMPTION NOT NORMAL. ENG AND CARB 22.5 HRS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. CAUSE YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE REPORTER STATED THAT HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE MECHANIC INVESTIGATING THE ENG DISCOVERED ONE OF TWO CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWLS STUCK OPENED. THE REPORTER BELIEVES A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.