What happened
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N83281, SN18-7609064, was being used for flight training with air agency: Chandler air service, cert# HQ8S. The instruction flight took off at approximately 1000HRS on 2/21/2013. At approximately 1045HRS the aircraft pilot experienced that the aircraft would not recover power after completion of a low power training exercise. The aircraft was being operated by the student pilot at the time that the incident occurred. The certified flight instructor (CFI) took over complete control of the aircraft and initiated return to the airfield. The CFI observed that the aircraft did not have enough altitude to return to the airfield and then landed the aircraft in a agriculture field approximately five miles south of the airfield.
The landing in the field had no damage to the aircraft. In addition there were no injuries to the personnel aboard.
Investigation into the aircraft identified that the throttle control clamp assembly, pn: 12408-000, had broken into two pieces. The break was just above the brazing of the bottom portion of the clamp. The clamp was replaced and the engine tested for full fuel control with the new part in. The training schools maintenance person checked out the aircraft and determined that it was airworthy for return flight pending investigation of the field to be used for take off.
The pilot then reported checked out the field for any potential obstructions that would prevent a safe take off from the level field. No obstructions were observed ant the CFI pilot performed a take off and returned to chd.
The aircraft was again inspected by the training location and did not observe any damage after a detailed inspection.
As the FAA filed it
N83281, SN18-7609064, WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AIR AGENCY: CHANDLER AIR SERVICE, CERT# HQ8S. THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1000HRS ON 2/21/2013. AT APPROXIMATELY 1045HRS THE AIRCRAFT PILOT EXPERIENCED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RECOVER POWER AFTER COMPLETION OF A LOW POWER TRAINING EXERCISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT AT THE TIME THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOOK OVER COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. THE CFI OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A AGRICULTURE FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD.
THE LANDING IN THE FIELD HAD NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONNEL ABOARD.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLAMP ASSEMBLY, PN: 12408-000, HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE BREAK WAS JUST ABOVE THE BRAZING OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE CLAMP. THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE TESTED FOR FULL FUEL CONTROL WITH THE NEW PART IN. THE TRAINING SCHOOLS MAINTENANCE PERSON CHECKED OUT THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AIRWORTHY FOR RETURN FLIGHT PENDING INVESTIGATION OF THE FIELD TO BE USED FOR TAKE OFF.
THE PILOT THEN REPORTED CHECKED OUT THE FIELD FOR ANY POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT A SAFE TAKE OFF FROM THE LEVEL FIELD. NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE OBSERVED ANT THE CFI PILOT PERFORMED A TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO CHD.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE TRAINING LOCATION AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE AFTER A DETAILED INSPECTION.
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