19951202043959I

Incident

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Homosassa Sprin, FL · December 2, 1995

Date
December 2, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place
Homosassa Sprin, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N84080
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
186 total180 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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: the solo student pilot/owner reported total loss of engine power at 2,500 AGL near homasassa springs, FL. An emergency landing was executed on a desolaten section of hwy. 19 with no damage, injury or disruption to traffic. Florida highway patrol (fhp) was present. FAA was notified and A&P mechanic was called by pilot. Mechanic bob wilkinson, privacy data omitted reported finding the main needle valve seat of the stromberg NA3 carburetor had become loose which completely blocked the fuel supply to the main metering valve. He repositioned, tightened and safetied the needle valve seat per the manufacturers overhaul manual. Aircraft was returned to service and departed hwy. 19 with fhp assistance. Maintenance records revealed no prior maintenance to the carburetor. No further FAA action at this time.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT/OWNER REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 2,500 AGL NEAR HOMASASSA SPRINGS, FL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON A DESOLATEN SECTION OF HWY. 19 WITH NO DAMAGE, INJURY OR DISRUPTION TO TRAFFIC. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL (FHP) WAS PRESENT. FAA WAS NOTIFIED AND A&P MECHANIC WAS CALLED BY PILOT. MECHANIC BOB WILKINSON, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ REPORTED FINDING THE MAIN NEEDLE VALVE SEAT OF THE STROMBERG NA3 CARBURETOR HAD BECOME LOOSE WHICH COMPLETELY BLOCKED THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE MAIN METERING VALVE. HE REPOSITIONED, TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED THE NEEDLE VALVE SEAT PER THE MANUFACTURERS OVERHAUL MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED HWY. 19 WITH FHP ASSISTANCE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE TO THE CARBURETOR. NO FURTHER FAA ACTION AT THIS TIME.