<< >> NASA ASRS Report 894405, June 2010

A C172 pilot reported loss of power during a post-maintenance test flight. He landed short of runway but no damage resulted.

Attributes
ACN	894405
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 440 Flight Crew Type 12
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

[I was] conducting post-maintenance test flight with mechanic on board. After approximately 30 minutes of normal operation the engine experienced partial loss of power. Pilot set up landing. Engine failed completely on approach and the aircraft landed short of [the] runway. Aircraft was not damaged but engine would not restart immediately after landing. Engine did restart after about half an hour and the aircraft taxied to hangar under its own power. Mechanic is still attempting to determine the cause of the engine failure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 pilot reported loss of power during a post-maintenance test flight. He landed short of runway but no damage resulted.

Narrative: [I was] conducting post-maintenance test flight with mechanic on board. After approximately 30 minutes of normal operation the engine experienced partial loss of power. Pilot set up landing. Engine failed completely on approach and the aircraft landed short of [the] runway. Aircraft was not damaged but engine would not restart immediately after landing. Engine did restart after about half an hour and the aircraft taxied to hangar under its own power. Mechanic is still attempting to determine the cause of the engine failure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.