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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Newport, NH · August 11, 2013

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Date
August 11, 2013 · 17:05 local
Place
Newport, NH
Airport
Parlin
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N73091
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total1,800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N73091Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267261 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

privacy data omitted Was demonstrating the aircraft to a potential buyer (privacy data omitted). They were north east of Parlin Airport doing various maneuvers, slow flight and then tried a simulated approach for landing (still northeast of Parlin). At approximately 1700 AGL they attempted a simulated go-around and applied full power, the engine stayed at idle power. It then started to run rough and eventually completely failed. They were still a few miles away from the airport and the only available landing site was interstate 89. They landed successfully in the northbound lane of the highway. There was no damage to the aircraft or any automobiles. No injuries.

The aircraft was moved off the road and a mechanic arrived to evaluate the cause, but found nothing. Over an hour later the engine was started and ran normally, (suspect carbuerator ice).the n. h. state police would not allow a takeoff from the highway, so in the interest of safety, the aircraft was disassembled and trucked to the airport.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMONSTRATING THE AIRCRAFT TO A POTENTIAL BUYER (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). THEY WERE NORTH EAST OF PARLIN AIRPORT DOING VARIOUS MANEUVERS, SLOW FLIGHT AND THEN TRIED A SIMULATED APPROACH FOR LANDING (STILL NORTHEAST OF PARLIN). AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 AGL THEY ATTEMPTED A SIMULATED GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER, THE ENGINE STAYED AT IDLE POWER. IT THEN STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY FAILED. THEY WERE STILL A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE ONLY AVAILABLE LANDING SITE WAS INTERSTATE 89. THEY LANDED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY AUTOMOBILES. NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED OFF THE ROAD AND A MECHANIC ARRIVED TO EVALUATE THE CAUSE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. OVER AN HOUR LATER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, (SUSPECT CARBUERATOR ICE).THE N. H. STATE POLICE WOULD NOT ALLOW A TAKEOFF FROM THE HIGHWAY, SO IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED TO THE AIRPORT.