What happened
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(-23) On September 7, 2002, at 0945 CDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N686FL, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near bella vista, AR. The airplane was registered to precision aircraft maintenance, inc. of bentonville, AR. And operated by Hughes aviation of bentonville. The flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 CFR, part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from (vbt), bentonville, AR. At 0900. According to the CFI, he demonstrated a power-off stall to the student, and when he applied full power during recovery, the throttle stuck at the 1800 RPM position. The CFI verified that the friction lock was unlocked and attempted to push the throttle forward with both hands; however it would not advance. The pilot elected not to throttle back to idle. Unable to maintain altitude a forced landing was initiated on a golf fairway. Prior to touchdown the CFI opted to move the throttle to idle and was unable to move it forward. Aircraft contacted a sand trap and pivoted 90 degrees and came to rest upright. FAA reported damage to prop, nose and lt main landinggear, eng. Firewall and lt wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2002, AT 0945 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N686FL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BELLA VISTA, AR. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO PRECISION AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, INC. OF BENTONVILLE, AR. AND OPERATED BY HUGHES AVIATION OF BENTONVILLE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (VBT), BENTONVILLE, AR. AT 0900. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, HE DEMONSTRATED A POWER-OFF STALL TO THE STUDENT, AND WHEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER DURING RECOVERY, THE THROTTLE STUCK AT THE 1800 RPM POSITION. THE CFI VERIFIED THAT THE FRICTION LOCK WAS UNLOCKED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE FORWARD WITH BOTH HANDS; HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT ADVANCE. THE PILOT ELECTED NOT TO THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE A FORCED LANDING WAS INITIATED ON A GOLF FAIRWAY. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE CFI OPTED TO MOVE THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT FORWARD. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SAND TRAP AND PIVOTED 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. FAA REPORTED DAMAGE TO PROP, NOSE AND LT MAIN LANDINGGEAR, ENG. FIREWALL AND LT WING SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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