What happened
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(-23)Pilot was decending onto nasa-kennedy space center for sightseeing. Upon decent, the aircraft's throttle cable broke. Pilot contacted NASA tower and advised that he was returning to Daytona Beach airport (dab) in response to the mechanical situation. Dayton tower contacted phil air flight center, the owner of N9914L, to advise of situation, pilot landed aircraft at dab, ignition off, without any aircraft damage. Upon examination of the cable by phill air maintenance department, it was detemined that due to corrosion and age of the cable, it snapped at the carburetor end, approximately where the cable is secured to the engine mount. Aircraft total time:8349.0
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT WAS DECENDING ONTO NASA-KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR SIGHTSEEING. UPON DECENT, THE AIRCRAFT'S THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. PILOT CONTACTED NASA TOWER AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT (DAB) IN RESPONSE TO THE MECHANICAL SITUATION. DAYTON TOWER CONTACTED PHIL AIR FLIGHT CENTER, THE OWNER OF N9914L, TO ADVISE OF SITUATION, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT DAB, IGNITION OFF, WITHOUT ANY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE CABLE BY PHILL AIR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DETEMINED THAT DUE TO CORROSION AND AGE OF THE CABLE, IT SNAPPED AT THE CARBURETOR END, APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE CABLE IS SECURED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME:8349.0
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