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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Houston, TX · August 31, 2002

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Date
August 31, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
West Houston-Lakeside Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11BX
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N11BXRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-388 · Built 1972Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine 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) Pilot stated to ATC that the throttle stuck open on final approach. Aircraft had hard landing breaking the nose wheel from the nose strut. All three propeller blades contacted the runway. Light damage to the belly of the aircraft when the nose wheel came off. Post examination of the aircraft by an FAA maintenance inspector revealed no apparent anomalies with the throttle or throttle cable.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED TO ATC THAT THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HAD HARD LANDING BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL FROM THE NOSE STRUT. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF. POST EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR REVEALED NO APPARENT ANOMALIES WITH THE THROTTLE OR THROTTLE CABLE.