Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 8, 2017
Submitted
October 30, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N740D
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S12070
Aircraft time
9 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
9 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DESCENDING TOO QUICKLY AND I WASN’T GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT MY CURRENT POWER SETTING SO I INCREASED MY POWER FROM 1500 RPM BACK TO 1800RPM FOR A FEW SECONDS. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, PULLED MY POWER TO IDLE. AND WAS ABLE TO TOUCH DOWN SOFTLY. WENT TO ADD IN POWER TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AT THAT SAME TIME TOWER CALLED AND SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THE ENGINE DIED.

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