# Accident 20010817027029A: Piper PA28140, Charlotte, NC, August 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove Air Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1910° N, 80.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1910&lon=-80.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1453T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1453T-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010817027029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA219), Aug 17, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N1453T), Wilgrove, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1453T (1)

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

- [Accident 19810407022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407022279A), Apr 7, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N1453T), Shiloh, NC, Substantial damage. Began go-around, dumped flaps, after liftoff, lost control. Airplane stalled with full up elevator.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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