# Incident 20100502036739I: Piper PA-28-140, Burlington, KS, May 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, KS
- Airport: Coffey County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3025° N, 95.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COFFEY COUNTY (UKL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3025&lon=-95.7250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100502036739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING PATTERN APPROACH, THE ENGINE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE.  ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM AND FOUND THE THROTTLE WAS THEN STUCK AT IDLE.  THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED.  INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DISTORTION OR IMPAIRMENT TO ITS OPERATION.  INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR DETERMINED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE ACCELERATOR PUMP WOULD BIND CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO BE LOCKED.  IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE CARBURETOR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT, AND IT WAS SENT OUT FOR OVERHAUL.  THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS REPLACED.

## Other reports on N55719 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931204046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931204046049A), Dec 4, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N55719), North Haven, ME, Substantial damage. Noise and rattle from engine. Tried land short wet sod strip. Ran off end. NR1 cyl exhaust stack broke at flange.
- [Accident 19770501009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501009999A), May 1, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N55719), Flushing, NY, Substantial damage. CFI told stdnt adqt fuel aboard.2GAL drained frm l tank,7GAL frm r tank. Eng failed l bank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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