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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Raleigh/Durham, NC · September 29, 2007

Date: September 29, 2007 · 18:35 local
Place: Raleigh/Durham, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5188U
Reported as: Cessna 206CESSNA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 895 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N5188URegistered now · Cessna 206S/N 206-0188 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Raleigh, NC: N5188U, C206, landed short of runway 5L due to a rough running engine. No damage. No injuries. 10/11/207; talked with the pilot privacy data omitted, aircraft was enroute from salisbury and engine started running rough. Adjusted mixture, no help. ATC advised to divert to rdu, on approach to rdu engine quit. Landed short of runway by 20 feet. Inspected aircraft and no problems found. Towed aircraft to southern jet maintenance shop and inspected. No problems found. Possible water contamination or when selecting between tanks, pilot possibly didn't have selector at full travel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RALEIGH, NC: N5188U, C206, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 5L DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. 10/11/207; TALKED WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SALISBURY AND ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. ADJUSTED MIXTURE, NO HELP. ATC ADVISED TO DIVERT TO RDU, ON APPROACH TO RDU ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY BY 20 FEET. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. TOWED AIRCRAFT TO SOUTHERN JET MAINTENANCE SHOP AND INSPECTED. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. POSSIBLE WATER CONTAMINATION OR WHEN SELECTING BETWEEN TANKS, PILOT POSSIBLY DIDN'T HAVE SELECTOR AT FULL TRAVEL.