What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot initiated a go-around at 50 to 75 feet AGL due to excessive airspeed, and as he applied full throttle, the engine went to idle. He turned the aircraft toward a street and impacted the terrain about 1/2 mile from the airport. The safety board conducted a teardown inspection of the engine and discovered that the throttle linkage was disconnected. The bolt that connects the throttle cable to the throttle control road end bearing was protruding out of the extension sleeve by only two threads. The aircraft had only flown approximately 1 hour since the annual inspection earlier in the month. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the accident sequence. (-23) the pilot stated that on his first approach he did not extend the gear, therefore he initiated a go around. During climb out he extended the gear and was maneuvering to return to land, when the engine failed to respond to throttle movements. He said that the engine would only idle even with the throttle and prop control full forward. The pilot initially intended to land on a street next to an open area, but diverted at the last minute to av oid a light pole. The right wing clipped a tree top, the aircraft impacted slightly rising terrain, spun around to the left and came to rest 180 degrees from the original flight path. There was impact damage to the right wing leading edge, and damage to the trailing edge of the left wing as well as distortion to the skin of both wings and the fuselage. The engine was twisted 90 degrees clockwise, when view from the front of the aircraft. One prop was slightly twisted and bent back 90 degrees, and the other prop showed very little damage and was still straight. An inspection of the cockpit revealed that the throttle and prop control were full.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AT 50 TO 75 FEET AGL DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND AS HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A STREET AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE SAFETY BOARD CONDUCTED A TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE BOLT THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROAD END BEARING WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE EXTENSION SLEEVE BY ONLY TWO THREADS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR SINCE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION EARLIER IN THE MONTH. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS FIRST APPROACH HE DID NOT EXTEND THE GEAR, THEREFORE HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. DURING CLIMB OUT HE EXTENDED THE GEAR AND WAS MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO LAND, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE EVEN WITH THE THROTTLE AND PROP CONTROL FULL FORWARD. THE PILOT INITIALLY INTENDED TO LAND ON A STREET NEXT TO AN OPEN AREA, BUT DIVERTED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO AV OID A LIGHT POLE. THE RIGHT WING CLIPPED A TREE TOP, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SLIGHTLY RISING TERRAIN, SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT PATH. THERE WAS IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AS WELL AS DISTORTION TO THE SKIN OF BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE WAS TWISTED 90 DEGREES CLOCKWISE, WHEN VIEW FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PROP WAS SLIGHTLY TWISTED AND BENT BACK 90 DEGREES, AND THE OTHER PROP SHOWED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AND WAS STILL STRAIGHT. AN INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE AND PROP CONTROL WERE FULL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.