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Incident

FAA incident report · Agusta A119 · PA · September 13, 2000

Date: September 13, 2000 · 11:05 local
Place: PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N22UW
Reported as: Agusta A119
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Engine governor select switch is a two position switch, manual throttle or governed throttle. Normal position is governed. Switch must be depressed to change positions. Pilot was receiving a demo ride enroute to look at company aircraft. Switch traveled a third of the way toward the manual position (throttle is in manual mode when between the normal and manual position); pilot conducted several tests while passengers stood by a safe distance. Tests were satisfactory and passengers boarded. Flight continued to abe without further incident. Pilot will submit an m or d report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE GOVERNOR SELECT SWITCH IS A TWO POSITION SWITCH, MANUAL THROTTLE OR GOVERNED THROTTLE. NORMAL POSITION IS GOVERNED. SWITCH MUST BE DEPRESSED TO CHANGE POSITIONS. PILOT WAS RECEIVING A DEMO RIDE ENROUTE TO LOOK AT COMPANY AIRCRAFT. SWITCH TRAVELED A THIRD OF THE WAY TOWARD THE MANUAL POSITION (THROTTLE IS IN MANUAL MODE WHEN BETWEEN THE NORMAL AND MANUAL POSITION); PILOT CONDUCTED SEVERAL TESTS WHILE PASSENGERS STOOD BY A SAFE DISTANCE. TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY AND PASSENGERS BOARDED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ABE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT WILL SUBMIT AN M OR D REPORT.