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FAA incident report · Cessna CE-150 · Jacksonville, FL · February 12, 2017

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Date
February 12, 2017 · 19:00 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
Q3SS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N921MA
Reported as
Cessna CE-150
Reported engine
Continental O-200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total48 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N921MARegistered now · Cessna 150KS/N 15071284 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Sunday February 12, 2017, at APPROXIMATELY1900UTC, N921MA departed runway 23 at Craig Municipal Airport (kcrg). Just after lift off, the pilot aborted the takeoff and landed in the grass off the departure end on runway 23. The pilot indicated that there he experienced an engine failure. There was no injury to the pilot, or damage to the aircraft.

Once the aircraft was towed back to the hanger, the engine was ran to try and duplicate the problem. The mechanics found that the engine would run at idle; however, as power was applied, the engine began to run rough and rpm's would not advance. The engine was thoroughly checked along with the gaskelator with no debris found. The carburetor was removed and disassembled and it was discovered that there was a build up of a corrosive gunk textured substance in the bottom of the fuel bowl of the carburetor.

The pilot's logbook endorsements and the aircraft maintenance records were found to be in regulatory compliance.

This incident will be closed with a service difficulty report on the carburetor. The completed unique control # for the SDR is XYZA20170228001.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY1900UTC, N921MA DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCRG). JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN THE GRASS OFF THE DEPARTURE END ON RUNWAY 23. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE HE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGER, THE ENGINE WAS RAN TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD RUN AT IDLE; HOWEVER, AS POWER WAS APPLIED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND RPM'S WOULD NOT ADVANCE. THE ENGINE WAS THOROUGHLY CHECKED ALONG WITH THE GASKELATOR WITH NO DEBRIS FOUND. THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A BUILD UP OF A CORROSIVE GUNK TEXTURED SUBSTANCE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL BOWL OF THE CARBURETOR.

THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS AND THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE FOUND TO BE IN REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

THIS INCIDENT WILL BE CLOSED WITH A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT ON THE CARBURETOR. THE COMPLETED UNIQUE CONTROL # FOR THE SDR IS XYZA20170228001.