# Accident 19960724026079A: Amtr LONGEZE, Waukesha, WI, July 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1996, 17:20 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0199° N, 88.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0199&lon=-88.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303Y-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yasecko Joseph S LONG-EZE (registry code 056091V, https://openairdocs.org/model/yasecko-joseph-s-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 625 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724026079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS 6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN 'SOMETHING BROKE ON THE THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WOULD ONLY DEVELOP IDLE POWER.'  THE PILOT 'TRIMMED THE AIRPLANE FOR 120 MILES PER HOUR AND TRIED TO MAKE THE RUNWAY.'  WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HIS VISUAL GLIDE PATH WAS TOO LOW, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON A HIGHWAY BETWEEN MOVING AUTOMOBILES.  DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STUCK A CURB, AN AUTOMOBILE AND A TRUCK BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE ARM SPRING HAD BROKEN LEAVING THE THROTTLE ARM IN THE IDLE POWER POSITION.                                                     (-23) 6 MILES EAST OF UES PILOT INDICATED HE LOST ABILITY TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER (BROKEN THROTTLE SPRING). AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE UES, TURNED NORTH, LANDED ON HIWAY 164/M.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA253), Jul 24, 1996: Yasecko LONG-EZE (N303Y), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the throttle cable.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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