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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150K · Sterling Height, MI · March 17, 1995

Date: March 17, 1995 · 15:13 local
Place: Sterling Height, MI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5767G
Reported as: Cessna 150K
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 675 total470 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5767GRegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Cessna 150KS/N 15071267 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 150K Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the Cessna hose clamp, p/n NAS397-34 failed to keep the carb. Air duct attached to the muffler shroud. It is suspected that the engine built up carb. Ice during the flight and the pilot was unable to get rid of it. This was a primary instructional flight. The CFI reported that while returning to the detroit city airport there was a drastic reduction in engine RPM. Carb. Heat was applied and no change in engine RPM was noted. The CFI applied full throttle and the engine lost more RPM, down to idle. An off airport landing was made on a factory service road. During the landing roll out the left wing and flap struck a sign post and received minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE CESSNA HOSE CLAMP, P/N NAS397-34 FAILED TO KEEP THE CARB. AIR DUCT ATTACHED TO THE MUFFLER SHROUD. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE BUILT UP CARB. ICE DURING THE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET RID OF IT. THIS WAS A PRIMARY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CFI REPORTED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO THE DETROIT CITY AIRPORT THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM. CARB. HEAT WAS APPLIED AND NO CHANGE IN ENGINE RPM WAS NOTED. THE CFI APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE LOST MORE RPM, DOWN TO IDLE. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE ON A FACTORY SERVICE ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING AND FLAP STRUCK A SIGN POST AND RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.