What happened
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(-23) The flight originated from the Reid Hillview airport, and was being conducted as an FAA check ride. Shortly after departure from the airport, Mr. Nelson detected what he determined to be strong fuel fumes in the cockpit and elected to return to the airport to execute an emergency landing. Due to an erratic running engine and the overpowering fuel fumes, Mr. Nelson's first attempt was unsuccessful, a second emergency go-around and landing was executed successfully but resulted in an over-run of the runway by approximately 10 to 20 feet. There was no damage sustained by the aircraft or passengers. It was later determined that the cause of the fumes in the cockpit ws the result of the carburetor drain plug which had fallen out of the fuel float bowl. The exact cause of the drain plug departing the float bowl is still under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT, AND WAS BEING CONDUCTED AS AN FAA CHECK RIDE. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT, MR. NELSON DETECTED WHAT HE DETERMINED TO BE STRONG FUEL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DUE TO AN ERRATIC RUNNING ENGINE AND THE OVERPOWERING FUEL FUMES, MR. NELSON'S FIRST ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, A SECOND EMERGENCY GO-AROUND AND LANDING WAS EXECUTED SUCCESSFULLY BUT RESULTED IN AN OVER-RUN OF THE RUNWAY BY APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 FEET. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGERS. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FUMES IN THE COCKPIT WS THE RESULT OF THE CARBURETOR DRAIN PLUG WHICH HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE FUEL FLOAT BOWL. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE DRAIN PLUG DEPARTING THE FLOAT BOWL IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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