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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Juneau, AK · August 24, 2007

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Date
August 24, 2007 · 13:00 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Airport
Juneau International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LABA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N8127Q
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N8127QRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940269 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 08/24/2007, at approximately 1300 ast, N8127Q a Piper PA-32-300 aircraft had its throttle cable break while adjusting engine power during descent for landing at the Juneau, Alaska international airport. The lab flying service aircraft was being operated as a 14 CFR part 91 repositioning flight at the time of the incident. The pilot stated that the throttle cable broke at a cruise power setting while adjusting power for the descent. As he approached the airport for landing he notified the Juneau air traffic control tower of the situation and when landing was assured the pilot cut engine power with the mixture control. The pilot executed a successful dead stick landing with no damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the sole occupant aboard and received no injuries. Upon inspection of the aircraft, the throttle cable was discovered broken at approximately the midway point down the cable. It appeared to have failed in tinsel and exhibited sharp broom straw effect. No further damage to the aircraft was discovered.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/24/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 AST, N8127Q A PIPER PA-32-300 AIRCRAFT HAD ITS THROTTLE CABLE BREAK WHILE ADJUSTING ENGINE POWER DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING AT THE JUNEAU, ALASKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE LAB FLYING SERVICE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE AT A CRUISE POWER SETTING WHILE ADJUSTING POWER FOR THE DESCENT. AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING HE NOTIFIED THE JUNEAU AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OF THE SITUATION AND WHEN LANDING WAS ASSURED THE PILOT CUT ENGINE POWER WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL. THE PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL DEAD STICK LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY THE MIDWAY POINT DOWN THE CABLE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED IN TINSEL AND EXHIBITED SHARP BROOM STRAW EFFECT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED.