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FAA incident report · Cessna 150L · Banning, CA · January 29, 1996

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Date
January 29, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place
Banning, CA
Airport
Banning Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N18023
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N18023Registered now · Cessna 150LS/N 15073739 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine 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: at 7500 ft. enroute from fullerton airport to lake havasu in the Banning pass area the pilot reported that the aircraft engine started to run rough with a slight drop in RPM. The pilot had just switched radio contact from ontario approach to palm springs when the condition started. He stated he applied carburetor heat and increased slightly the mixture but the condition worsened. He notified palm springs of his problems and his intent to land at the Banning airport. By the time the aircraft descended to 5000 ft. the problem had completely disappeared but he landed the aircraft anyway. Once on the ground the aircraft was inspected and ground runs accomplished with no noted problems. The aircraft then departed the Banning airport for lake havasu but at the 5500 ft level the pilot said he thought the engine started to run a little rough again so he landed safely at palm springs. The next morning after inspecting the aircraft engine and once again doing ground runs with no problems found, the aircraft departed palm springs and flew direct to lake havasu with no further engine problems. The pilot stated that it was carburetor icing that was responsible for the engine running rough but in the interest of safety he decided to land the aircraft. There was no aircraft damage and no injuries to the occupants. There was no pilot deviation. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT 7500 FT. ENROUTE FROM FULLERTON AIRPORT TO LAKE HAVASU IN THE BANNING PASS AREA THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH WITH A SLIGHT DROP IN RPM. THE PILOT HAD JUST SWITCHED RADIO CONTACT FROM ONTARIO APPROACH TO PALM SPRINGS WHEN THE CONDITION STARTED. HE STATED HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND INCREASED SLIGHTLY THE MIXTURE BUT THE CONDITION WORSENED. HE NOTIFIED PALM SPRINGS OF HIS PROBLEMS AND HIS INTENT TO LAND AT THE BANNING AIRPORT. BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 5000 FT. THE PROBLEM HAD COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED BUT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ANYWAY. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND GROUND RUNS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO NOTED PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE BANNING AIRPORT FOR LAKE HAVASU BUT AT THE 5500 FT LEVEL THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH AGAIN SO HE LANDED SAFELY AT PALM SPRINGS. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ONCE AGAIN DOING GROUND RUNS WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS AND FLEW DIRECT TO LAKE HAVASU WITH NO FURTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS CARBURETOR ICING THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.