# Incident 19980819035989I: Cessna 182R, Eugene, OR, August 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1998, 16:11 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.1246° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1246&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9930H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9930H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 250 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819035989I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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