# Incident 20210719006939I: Piper J3C-65, Ocean City, NJ, July 19, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2021, 12:37 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1C8J
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88610, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719006939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DEPARTED PARAMOUNT AIR AIRPORT (JY04) TO CONDUCT BANNER TOW OPERATIONS AND EXPERIENCED PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS IN CRUISE FLIGHT.

INITIATED EMERGENCY RELEASE OF BANNER TO REDUCE DRAG.

PILOT EXECUTED IMMEDIATE CLIMB AND FLEW DIRECT TO OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL (26N) FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

AS FURTHER ENGINE POWER LOSS DEVELOPED, PILOT PUMPED THE THROTTLE REGAINING INTERMITTENT POWER FOR A SHORT TIME UNTIL TOTAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED.

PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND RESTART PROCEDURES WITHOUT SUCCESS.

ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 900 FT AGL ON RIGHT BASE LEG NORTH OF ROUTE 52 CAUSEWAY BRIDGE AND PILOT GLIDED AIRCRAFT FROM RIGHT BASE TO FINAL LEG LANDING AND COMING TO REST ON THE WEST BOUND LANE OF THE BRIDGE.

NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PILOT OR OTHER PERSONS.

UPON INVESTIGATION, INSPECTOR FOUND CARBURETOR HEAT AIR BOX HAD SEPARATED AT ATTACHING WELD POINT FROM VERTICAL INLET TUBE ALLOWING AIR BOX TO HANG FREE FROM ENGINE BY REMAINING CONNECTIONS.  DUE TO INSTALLATION OF INAPPROPRIATE MODIFICATION OF FUEL MIXTURE CONTROLS, CARBURETOR FUEL MIXTURE LEVER WAS PULLED TO FULL LEAN AS A RESULT OF AIR BOX SEPARATION, CAUSING ENGINE FUEL STARVATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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