From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) With reduced power, the pilot pulled the mixture control instead of applying "carb heat". The instructor failed to catch the mistake. On short final it became obvious that the aircraft would land short of the runway. The instructor pilot asked that power be added which produced no engine response to throttle inputs. The instructor pilot took over the controls and landed the aircraft without damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITH REDUCED POWER, THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF APPLYING "CARB HEAT". THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CATCH THE MISTAKE. ON SHORT FINAL IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ASKED THAT POWER BE ADDED WHICH PRODUCED NO ENGINE RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUTS. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT DAMAGE.
Other reports on N1806G · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.