ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380989
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1983 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172E |
| Owner/operator: | Slink Inc. |
| Registration: | N5331T |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middlebourne, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT EN ROUTE, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. REPORTEDLY, HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, FULL RICH MIXTURE & FULL THROTTLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POWER. HE CIRCLED FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED SOOTED SPARK PLUGS & OIL FOULING OF THE #2 & #4 LOWER SPARK PLUGS. NO APPARENT MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS VERIFIED. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 87 & 67 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GULLEY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA345
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 22:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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