A Pilot's Worst Fear | Facing Potential Engine Failure in a Piper Cherokee

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When a routine flight turns into a race against the clock to get on the ground before the unthinkable happens.
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@scottbeyer101 5 дней назад

Fouled a plug? Glad she kept running for you. I failed a mag check a couple weeks ago. Not by much but a fail is a fail. Went back to the ramp and attempted a leaning exercise at full throttle trying to clear a potential fouled plug. No love. Shut it down and called my mechanic. He hopped in and we did the same procedure (I am a new owner). He quickly realized that the left mag timing had slipped. The engine didn't run rough at all, but the POH calls it a fail if the drop exceeds 175 rpm. I was losing 200rpm. He told me it was safe to fly at 200 -- but nothing more -- and only in a pinch to get home. He fixed it a few days later.

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

Hey Scott, I am honestly unsure what the issue is/was. I let the folks that run the flight club as well as the A&P running through the planes 100hr know the issue with a detailed description of the symptoms in hopes they can sort it out quickly. It definitely felt like a lean condition at certain RPM, a shutter at that specific point in the power band. We have solid A&P’s at our club so I am certain they’ll sort it out quickly. Thank you for sharing your story as well, it sounds like you guys made the right call grounding the plane until your mechanic could sort it out. Just isn’t worth the risk in my opinion. Safe flying brother, thanks for stopping by and checking out the video!

@michaelmartin2486 4 дня назад

So did no one notice that the oil pressure indication was steady until about 5 minutes before the engine issue. The pressure went from steady and high to fluctuating from middle to yellow. Always glance at your engine instruments regularly.

@tvflight7858 2 дня назад

I'm curious what a manifold pressure gauge would have shown.

@heidiotto-rose6642 6 дней назад

Glad you safely on the ground!

@TurningFinalOfficial 6 дней назад

You and me both! Didn’t end up being as bad at it seemed at the time but you have to take it all seriously!

@aviatortrucker6285 3 дня назад

Sounds like a fouled plug. Oil Pressure and Temp looked ok. One hiccup on the tach but it was steady. I would have done a mag check at altitude. Have done so before. Sometimes leaning a little farther will clear the plug if it isn’t a potential magneto fail.

@theinfinitryda 6 дней назад

Nice. Glad you kept your cool. Fly safe homie.

@TurningFinalOfficial 6 дней назад

Thanks Ryda, always appreciate you bro!

@heidiotto-rose6642 6 дней назад

Watching now! Geez😮

@TurningFinalOfficial 6 дней назад

It was definitely unsettling!

@VtwinRevolution 5 дней назад

Wild ride, fly high don’t die

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

I will most certainly try my best!

@BidobaGonduba 4 дня назад

I wanna fly… Like a bird… Into the sky… Don’t wanna crash and burn and die!!! 🎵🎼🎶

@seanwilson668 5 дней назад

Awesome job keeping your cool and relying on your training

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

Thanks man!

@jimmydulin928 5 дней назад

Lycomings like a lot of fuel to start and then like to run lean. Lean to max rpm keeps them running well and helps with the extra lead of 100LL. Then thousand hours in 172s on the pipeline was always at lean to max rpm regardless of DA and always got 3,000 hours time between overhauls. Good job staying off the steering wheel (adverse yaw) and using proper yaw (rudder only) on final.

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

Thanks for the feedback man and thank you for checking out the video!

@AirJockey100 День назад

I’ve had a few experiences with sick engines. Definitely ain’t a fun thing to deal with

@TurningFinalOfficial День назад

Hey AJ. Definitely no fun! In the moment you have no idea how serious or insignificant the problem is, all you know is that there is an issue and to get on the ground as safely and as soon as possible. Thanks for watching and have a great day!

@GreenBlueWalkthrough 6 дней назад

Thanks for posting this and I'm glad everything worked out... As for the landing perfect centerline only really matters for professnals with much bigger planes... And even then in an emerngcy who cares?

@TurningFinalOfficial 6 дней назад

Hey GB, thank you for the positive feedback and thank you for watching. It’s was quite unsettling at the time, but it was a great learning experience.

@truckerhershey7042 5 дней назад

So what happened?

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

Hey Trucker. The A&P is still going through the plane to see what caused the roughness so it’s tbd right now. I will update once I hear what was found.

@Jigsaw407 4 дня назад

Perhaps it was just the camera angle, but the final approach looked pretty shallow for fearing an engine failure at any time. Had the engine gone out just then 12:33 you wouldn't have made the runway, I fear.

@TurningFinalOfficial 4 дня назад

Hey Jigsaw, thank you for taking time from your day to watch the video and offer feedback. I am thankful I didn’t learn the answer to your shallow approach observation. Have a great day and week!

@dvsmotions 5 дней назад

Flying around full rich is a very bad thing. I'm putting my money on that as the issue.

@TurningFinalOfficial 5 дней назад

We lean on the ground, full rich for takeoff, then lean once we level off at cruise altitude. I appreciate your input, however richness is not the cause of this particular issue, though I agree with you, flying around full rich is not a good thing to do. There is something else going on with the engine that the A&P is currently sorting out during its 100HR. Thank you for watching and have a blessed day.

@dvsmotions 5 дней назад

Great. Hope you figure it out. I hate stumbles you can't troubleshoot.