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FAA incident report · Cessna 177 · Selmer, TN · May 7, 2006

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Date
May 7, 2006 · 07:30 local
Place
Selmer, TN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2985X
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,600 total3,500 in this make and model
N2985XRegistered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700385 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) In flight from covington, TN to Selmer, TN; engine RPM suddenly dropped to 1800 rpms and could not be changed. The aircraft would not respond to throttle controls. Declared an emergency and landed in a field between mcnairy and hardeman county lines in TN. The weather was VFR. Mechanic checked out aircraft and found a bolt missing on the yoke of the carburetor throttle assembly. Repairs were made and aircraft returned to service. There were no injuries. This was a pleasure flight with pilot and wife.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IN FLIGHT FROM COVINGTON, TN TO SELMER, TN; ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 1800 RPMS AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE CONTROLS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FIELD BETWEEN MCNAIRY AND HARDEMAN COUNTY LINES IN TN. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. MECHANIC CHECKED OUT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A BOLT MISSING ON THE YOKE OF THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH PILOT AND WIFE.