# Accident 20020907027659A: Piper PA28140, Bellavista, AK, September 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2002, 08:46 local time
- Place: Bellavista, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4713° N, 94.2516° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4713&lon=-94.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907027659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW02LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA252), Sep 7, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N686FL), Bella Vista, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The binding throttle control cable, which resulted in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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