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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Marshallville, OH · May 12, 1997

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Date
May 12, 1997 · 12:38 local
Place
Marshallville, OH
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5955V
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N5955VRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7790516 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: the aircraft was enroute from dbq to cak. At 2,500 feet and 9 miles west of cak the aircraft engine lost power and the throttle control was not responsive to control the engine power. The engine power could not be restored with the throttle control. The pilot made a forced landing in a vacant plowed farm field. There was no damage to the pilot or aircraft. Investigation revealed the part no. 12-856, throttle lever came loose from part no 13-1522 shaft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DBQ TO CAK. AT 2,500 FEET AND 9 MILES WEST OF CAK THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO CONTROL THE ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A VACANT PLOWED FARM FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PILOT OR AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PART NO. 12-856, THROTTLE LEVER CAME LOOSE FROM PART NO 13-1522 SHAFT.