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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150G · Miami, FL · April 14, 1995

Date: April 14, 1995 · 18:35 local
Place: Miami, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8581G
Reported as: Cessna 150G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 161 total161 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8581GRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Cessna 150FS/N 15062681 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: pilot experienced rough running engine w/loss of RPM & altitude. After leaning fuel mixture, engine ran somewhat better. Lack of pilot experience contributed to his decision to make an emergency landing. The aircraft was run after it was returned to the airport and found to run normally, however there was evidence that the engine was running rich. The owner removed and replaced the carburetor, and said he was going to send the one in question to a carb. Repair station for check & possible overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE W/LOSS OF RPM & ALTITUDE. AFTER LEANING FUEL MIXTURE, ENGINE RAN SOMEWHAT BETTER. LACK OF PILOT EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN AFTER IT WAS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND FOUND TO RUN NORMALLY, HOWEVER THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING RICH. THE OWNER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARBURETOR, AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO SEND THE ONE IN QUESTION TO A CARB. REPAIR STATION FOR CHECK & POSSIBLE OVERHAUL.