What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 188A ag wagon, being operated by chambers county mosquito control experienced a sudden engine RPM drop during a climb over Anahuac Texas. The pilot reported while heading westbound over the city, to perform aerial application the engine rpm's drop to 2000, and he had no throttle control over the engine. Pilot found an open field northwest of Anahuac and dumped his load of pesticide to gain altitude, then made an emergency landing to a paved levee road adjacent to galveston bay. FAA inspector found the control arm / lever on the engine throttle body had broken in two, at the control spring attach point.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 188A AG WAGON, BEING OPERATED BY CHAMBERS COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE RPM DROP DURING A CLIMB OVER ANAHUAC TEXAS. THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE HEADING WESTBOUND OVER THE CITY, TO PERFORM AERIAL APPLICATION THE ENGINE RPM'S DROP TO 2000, AND HE HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL OVER THE ENGINE. PILOT FOUND AN OPEN FIELD NORTHWEST OF ANAHUAC AND DUMPED HIS LOAD OF PESTICIDE TO GAIN ALTITUDE, THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A PAVED LEVEE ROAD ADJACENT TO GALVESTON BAY. FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THE CONTROL ARM / LEVER ON THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY HAD BROKEN IN TWO, AT THE CONTROL SPRING ATTACH POINT.
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