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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Longwood, FL · July 1, 2009

Date
July 1, 2009 · 08:55 local
Place
Longwood, FL
Airport
Leffler Airport
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
EPXS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N60616
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

On July 1, 2009, at around 8:55 local, aircraft N60616, a Cessna model C172, lost power and landed uneventfully at the Leffler Airport near Longwood, Florida. The flight that day was a dual, instructional flight to the local practice area over lake ashby. The pilot stated that as he was setting up for a stall, he brought the power back to idle and upon recovery, applied full power. The engine remained idled, as it was not responding to any throttle command. After landing, the engine cowling was removed and an inspection of the throttle cable revealed a sheared bolt. This bolt attaches the throttle cable to the throttle body of the carburetor. A new bolt was installed and the aircraft departed and landed uneventfully at the new symerna beach airport. Note: block 21 - pilot information not applicable. Note: block 38 - aircraft, N60616, was repaired on the air field and departed. Therefore there was no FAA representative at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 1, 2009, AT AROUND 8:55 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N60616, A CESSNA MODEL C172, LOST POWER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT THE LEFFLER AIRPORT NEAR LONGWOOD, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT THAT DAY WAS A DUAL, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA OVER LAKE ASHBY. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS SETTING UP FOR A STALL, HE BROUGHT THE POWER BACK TO IDLE AND UPON RECOVERY, APPLIED FULL POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINED IDLED, AS IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO ANY THROTTLE COMMAND. AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND AN INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE REVEALED A SHEARED BOLT. THIS BOLT ATTACHES THE THROTTLE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE CARBURETOR. A NEW BOLT WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT THE NEW SYMERNA BEACH AIRPORT. NOTE: BLOCK 21 - PILOT INFORMATION NOT APPLICABLE.NOTE: BLOCK 38 - AIRCRAFT, N60616, WAS REPAIRED ON THE AIR FIELD AND DEPARTED. THEREFORE THERE WAS NO FAA REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SCENE.