What was found
FOUR SCREWS ON THE CARBURETOR CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2015
- Submitted
- September 23, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N65191
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17275705
- Aircraft time
- 8,071 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Carburetor
- Part number
- MA4SPA
- Part serial
- 105217
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.