What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01/12/2006 N308M a Cessna 206 serial #2060092 contacted lex air traffic control @ 14:54 local time and informed them of engine power loss and could not make the field. Pilot reported the throttle cable coming out too FAR aft into the cabin and attempt to push back in was unsuccessful. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted who holds pilot certificate privacy data omitted ^. The GPS coordinates provided by the Lexington police for touchdown was N38-03.727 w 084-32.256 and final rest n 38-03.641 w 084-32.246.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/12/2006 N308M A CESSNA 206 SERIAL #2060092 CONTACTED LEX AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL @ 14:54 LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THEM OF ENGINE POWER LOSS AND COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. PILOT REPORTED THE THROTTLE CABLE COMING OUT TOO FAR AFT INTO THE CABIN AND ATTEMPT TO PUSH BACK IN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY ^. THE GPS COORDINATES PROVIDED BY THE LEXINGTON POLICE FOR TOUCHDOWN WAS N38-03.727 W 084-32.256 AND FINAL REST N 38-03.641 W 084-32.246.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.