ALEXANDRIA, IN, USA
N80269
CESSNA 172M
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION WHILE ON FINAL, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE ENTERING COCKPIT DURING RESTART ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED BY PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS. THERE WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE CARBURETOR BOWL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CARBURETOR BASE ALLOWING FUEL TO FREELY FLOW INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE THREADS IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL WERE STRIPPED. AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION, 96 OPERATING HOURS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CARBURETOR TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS WHICH SECURE THE BOWL TO THE BASE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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