Originally Posted by
ACMS
On landing yes, but they were on takeoff. How likely is Carb ice with full power with the throttle butterfly full open?
It's happened before at this time of year. Maybe it did lose a cylinder, but carby ice is my bet.
Recall LAMEs talking about heading over to the golf course with a fine pitch prop to recover a SE Piper where the same thing probably happened.
Problem with Carburetor Icing is it's hard to prove once the plane is on the ground and ice has melted.