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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Rome, GA · February 21, 2003

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Date: February 21, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Rome, GA
Airport: Richard B Russell
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8115F
Reported as: Cessna 150F

N8115FRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Cessna 150FS/N 15064215 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor stated that while doing slow flight, unable to make full power, engine only made 1900 RPM with throttle full forward. Added carb heat, problem worsened (power lessened). Removed carb heat and exercised the throttle and power dropped lower to 1000RPM with throttle becoming unresponsive. Attempted forced landing in golf course but landed in a clump of trees just off to the side of the fairway after contacting a light pole approximately 100-150 yards upwind of the landing area. Visual inspection of the carburetor revealed that the throttle cable was completely disconnected from the carburetor throttle arm. The throttle arm was in the idle position. No connecting hardware was found at the scene. Instructor stated that this flight was an introductory flight for the student pilot onboard the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE DOING SLOW FLIGHT, UNABLE TO MAKE FULL POWER, ENGINE ONLY MADE 1900 RPM WITH THROTTLE FULL FORWARD. ADDED CARB HEAT, PROBLEM WORSENED (POWER LESSENED). REMOVED CARB HEAT AND EXERCISED THE THROTTLE AND POWER DROPPED LOWER TO 1000RPM WITH THROTTLE BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE. ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING IN GOLF COURSE BUT LANDED IN A CLUMP OF TREES JUST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY AFTER CONTACTING A LIGHT POLE APPROXIMATELY 100-150 YARDS UPWIND OF THE LANDING AREA. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE ARM. THE THROTTLE ARM WAS IN THE IDLE POSITION. NO CONNECTING HARDWARE WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THIS FLIGHT WAS AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT FOR THE STUDENT PILOT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.