NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
PA-28 pilot reported engine misfiring at 14,000 feet then losing the engine completely for several minutes before eventually starting back up at 5,200 feet.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narrative
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reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
While flying at 14,0000 in IMC the engine began to misfire - there was some very minor icing on the window at the time - OAT approximately - minus 19 degrees C - applied carb heat and richened mixture which made the misfiring more pronounced - asked for a descent and heading to nearest airport. Lost engine completely for several minutes and eventually was able to re-start at approx 5,200 feet.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Aircraft Equipment Problem
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Aircraft
- Primary Problem
- Aircraft
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.