# Accident 19980617013989A: Harrisburg, OR, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.0508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.0508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1XW (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,802 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617013989A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ENROUTE. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE. (-23)  THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE.  UNABLE CONTROL POWER.  NOSED OVER LANDING. NON VALID AIRWORTHINESS.  NO BIENNIAL. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THROTTLED BACK TO DESCEND.  AT ABOUT 1500 FEET, HE OPENED THE THROTTLE AND GOT NO RESPONSE; THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE.  AT 1000 FEET, HE WAS COMMITTED TO LAND AND CHOSE A 40 ACRE FIELD RATHER THAN ATTEMPT A LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY.  HE WAS DOWN AND ROLLING WHEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN AND TALL RYE GRASS.   FAA INSPECTORS DETERMINED THAT A BRACKET ATTACHING THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE, CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE UNABLE TO MODULATE ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE UPPER WING AND VERTICAL FIN.          (-23) ON JUNE 17, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 0930, A BUCKER BU-131 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR HARRISBURG, OREGON, AFTER A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ENROUTE FROM HILLSBORO, OREGON, TO COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATING. FAA INSPECTORS DETERMINED THAT A BRACKET ATTACHING THE THROT TLE LINKAGE BROKE, CAUSING THE PILOT TO BE UNABLE TO MODULATE ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE UPPER WING AND VERTICAL FIN.

## 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 SEA98LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA103), Jun 17, 1998: Casa BU-131 (N1XW), Harrisburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failed bracket attaching the throttle linkage, which resulted in the inability to control power, and unsuitable terrain for a successful forced landing. Factors include soft terrain with high…

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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