# Incident 19950223006919I: Cessna 172M, Coral Gables, FL, February 23, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1995, 18:20 local time
- Place: Coral Gables, FL
- Airport: Biscayne Bay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6737° N, 80.2630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral Gables, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6737&lon=-80.2630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950223006919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 23, 1995, N5233R DEPARTED TAMIAMI (TMB) AIRPORT WITH FULL FUEL. THE PILOT FLEW TO OPALAKA AIRPORT (OPF) AND SHOT A COUPLE OF LANDINGS AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE BEACH. THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ALONG THE BEACH AND NOTICED A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT WEST AND CAME ACROSS BISCAYNE BAY. HE TRIED CARBURETOR HEAT, GOT A DECREASE IN RPM AND PUT CARB. HEAT BACK TO FULL IN THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH AT ALL TIMES. THE ENGINE RPM DECAYED TO 1400 RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN BISCAYNE BAY. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH ALL FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD ESCAPING WITHOUT INJURY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MIXTURE CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR WAS NOT RIGGED PROPERLY NOT ALLOWING THE MIXTURE TO GO TO FULL RICH, MAKING THE ENGINE RUN WITH A LEAN MIXTURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE CONCERNING THE CARBURETOR RIGGING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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