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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Charlotte, NC · August 17, 2001

Date: August 17, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place: Charlotte, NC
Airport: Wilgrove Air Park Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1453T
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA01LA219
Reported as: Piper PA28140

N1453TRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7225521 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot departed Wilgrove airport planning to stay in the local traffic pattern to practice landings. He said that when he approached for the first landing he could not reduce power below approximately 2000 RPM. Unable to slow and descend he attempted a "go-around" but could not increase RPM. He said the throttle did not respond to push/pull actions. Unable to climb or maintain altitude the airplane slowed and stall landed into trees approximately a half mile beyond the departure end of runway 17. The airplanes cowling was opened at the crash site and the throttle cable was not attached to the carburetor throttle lever. The bolt, castle nut and cotter pin which attach the throttle cable rod end bearing to the throttle lever was not in place. The aircraft was operated approximately 9/10TH of an hour since being returned to service after an annual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED WILGROVE AIRPORT PLANNING TO STAY IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED FOR THE FIRST LANDING HE COULD NOT REDUCE POWER BELOW APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM. UNABLE TO SLOW AND DESCEND HE ATTEMPTED A "GO-AROUND" BUT COULD NOT INCREASE RPM. HE SAID THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND TO PUSH/PULL ACTIONS. UNABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE AIRPLANE SLOWED AND STALL LANDED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANES COWLING WAS OPENED AT THE CRASH SITE AND THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE LEVER. THE BOLT, CASTLE NUT AND COTTER PIN WHICH ATTACH THE THROTTLE CABLE ROD END BEARING TO THE THROTTLE LEVER WAS NOT IN PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED APPROXIMATELY 9/10TH OF AN HOUR SINCE BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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 MIA01LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilgrove, NCThe failure of maintenance personal to properly reconnect the throttle-cable-to carburetor attachment, resulting in a throttle cable disconnection while in the landing pattern, and collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the failure of the pilot to…Aug 17, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1453T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19810407022279ALevel Off Touchdown · Shiloh, NCBegan go-around, dumped flaps, after liftoff, lost control. Airplane stalled with full up elevator.Apr 7, 1981 · Substantial damage