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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23BEECH · Crystal River, FL · May 26, 1995

Date: May 26, 1995
Place: Crystal River, FL
Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2379Q
Reported as: Beech 23BEECH
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2379QRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2011 · Beech 23S/N M-459 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot reported in level flight he noticed a 200 RPM drop and a gradual loss in altitude. He decided to land at the nearest airport, Crystal River. He pushed the throttle in and nothing happened. He continued the descent, on approach to the airport he pulled the throttle out with no change to engine RPM. On roll out the engine was still making power. The aircraft went off the end of the runway and contacted a ditch and barbed wire fence before he could stop the aircraft or engine. A mechanic at Crystal River said the nose gear was broken at the strut. The propeller was bent and both wings had dents in the leading edges. Examination on the engine revealed the throttle cable was separated at the swaged fitting on the handle due to corrosion and age.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED IN LEVEL FLIGHT HE NOTICED A 200 RPM DROP AND A GRADUAL LOSS IN ALTITUDE. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, CRYSTAL RIVER. HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE CONTINUED THE DESCENT, ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT HE PULLED THE THROTTLE OUT WITH NO CHANGE TO ENGINE RPM. ON ROLL OUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A DITCH AND BARBED WIRE FENCE BEFORE HE COULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE. A MECHANIC AT CRYSTAL RIVER SAID THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AT THE STRUT. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND BOTH WINGS HAD DENTS IN THE LEADING EDGES. EXAMINATION ON THE ENGINE REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS SEPARATED AT THE SWAGED FITTING ON THE HANDLE DUE TO CORROSION AND AGE.