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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Montgomery TEENIE TWO · Cambridge, OH · July 27, 2001

Date: July 27, 2001 · 19:18 local
Place: Cambridge, OH
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6790
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA192

N6790Registration cancelled Jan 11, 2002 · Montgomery TEENIE TWOS/N 5-10327 · Built 1973 Airframe modelMontgomery TEENIE TWO Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 28, 2001 at 05:45Z inspector jerald e. womick was contacted by the FAA great lakes regional control center concerning an accident that was reported to them on July 27, 2001 at 23:41Z. Upon arriving at the scene the aircraft was found upside down, the right wing twisted and the empennage and vertical stabilizer damaged. The propeller had only one of the two blades damaged and the main gear appeared not to have impacted the ground. Further investigation revealed that the carburetor throttle control cable was disconnected from the throttle linkage at the carburetor unit. The pilot statement revealed that the pilot had been working on this carburetor and just before the accident the cockpit throttle control had no effect on the engine as it went to idle. The pilot stated that he tried to make a landing at a small private airport but did not have enough altitude and the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground. (See inspectors statement attachment).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2001 AT 05:45Z INSPECTOR JERALD E. WOMICK WAS CONTACTED BY THE FAA GREAT LAKES REGIONAL CONTROL CENTER CONCERNING AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED TO THEM ON JULY 27, 2001 AT 23:41Z. UPON ARRIVING AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN, THE RIGHT WING TWISTED AND THE EMPENNAGE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER HAD ONLY ONE OF THE TWO BLADES DAMAGED AND THE MAIN GEAR APPEARED NOT TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE LINKAGE AT THE CARBURETOR UNIT. THE PILOT STATEMENT REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS CARBURETOR AND JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE COCKPIT THROTTLE CONTROL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINE AS IT WENT TO IDLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO MAKE A LANDING AT A SMALL PRIVATE AIRPORT BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. (SEE INSPECTORS STATEMENT ATTACHMENT).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01LA192Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCambridge, OHthe pilot's improper maintenance which resulted in the engine retarding to idle, and subsequent forced landing. A factor was the tall grass in the field where the forced landing was performed.Jul 27, 2001 · Substantial damage