# Incident 19991027033449I: Piper PA28RT201, Van Nuys, CA, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 16:40 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2824Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2824Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027033449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUR (IFR DEPARTURE) AND FOUND THAT POWER COULD NOT BE REDUCED.  THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FROZEN IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION.  BUR TOWER RECOMMENDED LANDING AT VNY.  AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT VNY AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE WAS OBSERVED TO BE STUCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION, WHENEVER MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL WAS ATTEMPTED, A CLICK WAS HEARD, THE FUEL GAUGES WOULD GO FULL INDICATION, AND THE GYRO INSTRUMENTS WOULD SPOOL UP.  AN AIRCRAFT CONDITION NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR THE THROTTLE CONTROL WITH ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N2824Y (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011019027439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011019027439I), Oct 19, 2001: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Pell City, AL, Minor damage. (-23) During training for a commercial certification, the student pilot was performing his third touch and go. When full power was applied, the aircraft…
- [Incident 19901015052999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015052999I), Oct 15, 1990: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear while making a touch and go landing. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19900214003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214003569A), Feb 14, 1990: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in quartering tailwind. Locked brakes and ground looped.
- [Incident 19881103061769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103061769I), Nov 3, 1988: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated he was sure gear indicated down and locked. No cause found.

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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