ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367230
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1990 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Roosevelt Roads Flying Club |
| Registration: | N19599 |
| MSN: | 15074520 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7746 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A48B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vieques, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Roosevelt Roads, PR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE OVER WATER WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE ABOVE IDLE POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT EITHER AND DITCHED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERY FROM THE WATER, AN EXAM OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THAT THE PACKING AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PUMP HAD JAMMED THE PUMP.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF PACKING AROUND THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP, WHICH HAD JAMMED THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM ABOVE IDLE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA097
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 12:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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