What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed biv, climbed to 3,000 ft. and attempted to reduce power, throttle did not respond, power remained at 25" map. Pilot intiated climb to slow a/c and extended landing gear and flaps. Pilot then attempted to return to biv. Pilot moved mixture control to idle cutoff and began descent. Pilot decided descent was "too much" pushed mixture in, engine responded. At a point where the pilot thought the runway could be reached, he turned off the ignition and pulled the mixture. The pilot misjudged position and turned ignition back on and moved mixture to rich. Airspeed had slowed to point where propeller stopped windmilling so pilot engaged started but engine did not start. Touchdown was made short of runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BIV, CLIMBED TO 3,000 FT. AND ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER, THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND, POWER REMAINED AT 25" MAP. PILOT INTIATED CLIMB TO SLOW A/C AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO BIV. PILOT MOVED MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUTOFF AND BEGAN DESCENT. PILOT DECIDED DESCENT WAS "TOO MUCH" PUSHED MIXTURE IN, ENGINE RESPONDED. AT A POINT WHERE THE PILOT THOUGHT THE RUNWAY COULD BE REACHED, HE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND PULLED THE MIXTURE. THE PILOT MISJUDGED POSITION AND TURNED IGNITION BACK ON AND MOVED MIXTURE TO RICH. AIRSPEED HAD SLOWED TO POINT WHERE PROPELLER STOPPED WINDMILLING SO PILOT ENGAGED STARTED BUT ENGINE DID NOT START. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE SHORT OF RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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