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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A188B · Fallon, NY · May 29, 2001

Date: May 29, 2001 · 19:00 local
Place: Fallon, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: JYTG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9537G
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,500 total3,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N9537GRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801518T · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While on re-positioning flight, hopper empty, this agriculture airplane made emergency landing due to loss of engine power. Pilot landed airplane on desert floor, but during roll-out was unable to avoid hitting barbed-wire fence and sand mount that caused him to upset the airplane. Aircraft received minor damages and PIC was unhurt. Post incident investigation showed the throttle control rod-end attaching hardware (bolt, nut, cotter pin) to be worn beyond serviceable limits and to be separated from the engine throttle control arm causing the engine to go to idle power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT, HOPPER EMPTY, THIS AGRICULTURE AIRPLANE MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT LANDED AIRPLANE ON DESERT FLOOR, BUT DURING ROLL-OUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING BARBED-WIRE FENCE AND SAND MOUNT THAT CAUSED HIM TO UPSET THE AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGES AND PIC WAS UNHURT. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ROD-END ATTACHING HARDWARE (BOLT, NUT, COTTER PIN) TO BE WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS AND TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO GO TO IDLE POWER.