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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1730A · Reading, PA · September 16, 2000

Date: September 16, 2000 · 09:40 local
Place: Reading, PA
Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N28136
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Reported engine: Continental IO520K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total52 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft departed Reading airport (rdg) on runway 31. Climbed to an altitude of 2500 ft. experienced a loss of manifold pressure and engine rpm's. pilot turned the aircraft around and tried to make it back to the airport. The landing gear extended automatically prior to touchdown. Aircraft crash-landed beside us highway 183 one mile north/northwest of the airport. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, all three landings gears, minor damage to control surfaces, and antennas on belly of aircraft. Upon furhter investigation, found throttle rod linkage disconnected from cable near injector throttle body. There was no apparent damage to cable to linkage. Jam nut was still on cable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED READING AIRPORT (RDG) ON RUNWAY 31. CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 2500 FT. EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND ENGINE RPM'S. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT CRASH-LANDED BESIDE US HIGHWAY 183 ONE MILE NORTH/NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ALL THREE LANDINGS GEARS, MINOR DAMAGE TO CONTROL SURFACES, AND ANTENNAS ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. UPON FURHTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THROTTLE ROD LINKAGE DISCONNECTED FROM CABLE NEAR INJECTOR THROTTLE BODY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO CABLE TO LINKAGE. JAM NUT WAS STILL ON CABLE.