20081119856879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR20 · Green Cove Spr, FL · November 19, 2008

Date: November 19, 2008 · 12:20 local
Place: Green Cove Spr, FL
Airport: Reynolds Airpark
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: F4ES
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N389CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA062
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total500 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N389CPRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1881 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 19, 2008 at approximately 0800 hrs aircraft N389CP, serial # 1881, was on a cross country VFR training flight departing from flagler county airport (X47) to cecil field airport (vqq). As the aircraft began its descent to vqq the pilot privacy data omitted advised his student pilot, privacy data omitted, to pull back the engine throttle. The student pulled the engine throttle to idle and then attempted to increase power when the engine throttle jammed in the idle position. The pilot declared an emergency, and attempted to land at Reynolds Airpark (FL60) but was unable to maintain his airpseed and landed a half mile short of the runway in a wooded area. Investigation revealed the standby alternator a+ wire had chafed through the engine throttle cable resulting in the a+ wire and engine throttle cable to fuse together. This action prevented the pilot from advancing the engine throttle past idle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HRS AIRCRAFT N389CP, SERIAL # 1881, WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY VFR TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (X47) TO CECIL FIELD AIRPORT (VQQ). AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS DESCENT TO VQQ THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED HIS STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TO PULL BACK THE ENGINE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT PULLED THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER WHEN THE ENGINE THROTTLE JAMMED IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT REYNOLDS AIRPARK (FL60) BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS AIRPSEED AND LANDED A HALF MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A WOODED AREA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE STANDBY ALTERNATOR A+ WIRE HAD CHAFED THROUGH THE ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE RESULTING IN THE A+ WIRE AND ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE TO FUSE TOGETHER. THIS ACTION PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM ADVANCING THE ENGINE THROTTLE PAST IDLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA062Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreen Cove Springs, FLThe fusing of an electrical cable from the No. 2 (standby) alternator with the throttle cable resulting in the flight crew’s inability to move the throttle control. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to detect inadequate…Nov 19, 2008 · Substantial damage