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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Stevens Point, WI · March 19, 2011

Date: March 19, 2011 · 12:30 local
Place: Stevens Point, WI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3869R
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 165 total160 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3869RRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255369 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was enroute from wausau, WI (auw) to middleton, WI (C29). While in cruise flight, the engine began to run rough and subsequently failed. The pilot stated that the engine would not restart after he adjusted the mixture control, applied carburetor heat and switched fuel tanks. The pilot then landed the aircraft on county road r approximately 6 miles south of Stevens Point, WI. Maintenance personnel removed and replaced the carburetor with a rebuilt carburetor and the the aircraft was subsequently flown to auw without incident. Personnel of the milwaukee FSDO inspected the original carburetor and could not determine the cause of failure.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM WAUSAU, WI (AUW) TO MIDDLETON, WI (C29). WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER HE ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON COUNTY ROAD R APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTH OF STEVENS POINT, WI. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARBURETOR WITH A REBUILT CARBURETOR AND THE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FLOWN TO AUW WITHOUT INCIDENT.PERSONNEL OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE ORIGINAL CARBURETOR AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.