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FAA incident report · Cessna 172B · Riverside, CA · September 2, 2020

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Date
September 2, 2020 · 10:34 local
Place
Riverside, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8157X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total460 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N8157XRegistered now · Cessna 172BS/N 17248657Airframe modelCessna 172BEngine 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.

On 09/02/2020 two pilot's, a flight instructor and student were practicing simulated engine failures in the local practice area. After completion of one maneuver and climbed back to altitude. Once at altitude the instructor noticed the engines did not create its normal amount of power and they could not keep altitude. The flight instructor tried different mixture settings and pulled the carburetor heat without any improvement of the system.

The flight instructor radioed the local airport tower, Riverside tower, which is where they departed from and told them they may need to make an off airport emergency landing.

The pilots landed the plane south of lake matthews in a field.

An inspector from the Riverside flight standards district office (FSDO) looked at the aircraft and spoke with the flight instructor and the mechanic who inspected the plane after the off airport landing.

The mechanic stated he found foreign debris in the carburetor and changed the carburetor our with an overhauled one.

He reported no issues after the new installation.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/02/2020 TWO PILOT'S, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA. AFTER COMPLETION OF ONE MANEUVER AND CLIMBED BACK TO ALTITUDE. ONCE AT ALTITUDE THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE ENGINES DID NOT CREATE ITS NORMAL AMOUNT OF POWER AND THEY COULD NOT KEEP ALTITUDE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRIED DIFFERENT MIXTURE SETTINGS AND PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RADIOED THE LOCAL AIRPORT TOWER, RIVERSIDE TOWER, WHICH IS WHERE THEY DEPARTED FROM AND TOLD THEM THEY MAY NEED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE PILOTS LANDED THE PLANE SOUTH OF LAKE MATTHEWS IN A FIELD.

AN INSPECTOR FROM THE RIVERSIDE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND SPOKE WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE PLANE AFTER THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

THE MECHANIC STATED HE FOUND FOREIGN DEBRIS IN THE CARBURETOR AND CHANGED THE CARBURETOR OUR WITH AN OVERHAULED ONE.

HE REPORTED NO ISSUES AFTER THE NEW INSTALLATION.