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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182R · Eugene, OR · August 19, 1998

Date
August 19, 1998 · 16:11 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Airport
Mahlon Sweet Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N9930H
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,820 total250 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-5)Pilot reported to Eugene, OR ATC that on decent he lost throttle control on reducing power. A/c landed without incident. Maintenance shop found hardware missing from throttle cable end to carburator. Unknown reason at this time. Repairs made and a/c returned to service. Possible failure of bolt or attaching hardware. Over 36 hrs. Since last 100 hr. Inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT REPORTED TO EUGENE, OR ATC THAT ON DECENT HE LOST THROTTLE CONTROL ON REDUCING POWER. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SHOP FOUND HARDWARE MISSING FROM THROTTLE CABLE END TO CARBURATOR. UNKNOWN REASON AT THIS TIME. REPAIRS MADE AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF BOLT OR ATTACHING HARDWARE. OVER 36 HRS. SINCE LAST 100 HR. INSPECTION.