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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Hopedale, MA · February 16, 2003

Date: February 16, 2003 · 13:35 local
Place: Hopedale, MA
Airport: Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7070G
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Pilot’s flight hours: 187 total100 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N7070GRegistered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17258770 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) A Cessna model CE-172, N7070G, flying 2 miles nw of Hopedale airport declared an emergency due to a rough running engine. The aircraft landed at Hopedale, MA without incident at 1346. The pilot stated he was at 5500 feet heading north to alton bay when suddenly the engine began to lose power. Pilot applied carb heat to no avail. Pilot stated he moved the mixture to full rich and engine continued to surge. Pilot checked mags on both and all instruments in the green. Engine RPM surged from 1000 to 1500. Surging began to slow down and became less frequent. Pilot kept the throttle back to prevent surging during the flare. Aircraft landed successfully and taxied to the ramp for engine shutdown. Pilot stated he re-took the fuel samples and found sand, grass and ice in the fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CESSNA MODEL CE-172, N7070G, FLYING 2 MILES NW OF HOPEDALE AIRPORT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HOPEDALE, MA WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1346. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT 5500 FEET HEADING NORTH TO ALTON BAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. PILOT STATED HE MOVED THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE. PILOT CHECKED MAGS ON BOTH AND ALL INSTRUMENTS IN THE GREEN. ENGINE RPM SURGED FROM 1000 TO 1500. SURGING BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND BECAME LESS FREQUENT. PILOT KEPT THE THROTTLE BACK TO PREVENT SURGING DURING THE FLARE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT STATED HE RE-TOOK THE FUEL SAMPLES AND FOUND SAND, GRASS AND ICE IN THE FUEL.

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