What happened
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On 02-28-2013, privacy data omitted of pittsboro, NC was in command of Piper cherokee pa 32-300 registration # N1953H, s/n 32-740044, which departed from siler city (5W8) in route to Sanford raleigh exec (tta).
At approx. 15:50 hrs. On final to taa the aircraft landed off the airport, no injuries, two people on board. Inspector wayne vohs assisted inspector tim mcquain and traveled to Sanford (tta) to investigate.
Interviewed pilot privacy data omitted and FBO personnel cheri swanson.
Pilot reported loss of throttle lever response and called tta UNICOM to declare an emergency landing. Pilot flew beyond the runway under power lines, struck a berm for a road and a fence post, causing left main landing gear to depart the aircraft and major left wing damage. Aircraft then landed across road in a field coming to a rest approximately 200 yards past road, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Inspectors vohs and mcquain inspected the aircraft and verified that throttle lever movement did not consistently move the fuel injection servo lever verifying the statement of the pilot that throttle was unresponsive.
This condition would cause loss of engine power setting control that attributed to the accident.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
NTSB arranged for aircraft to be relocated to atlanta air salvage and requested additional disassembly into throttle pedestal area.
Found clevis pin disconnected from throttle/cable end.
More disassembly discovered clevis pin, washer and cotter pin from throttle connection on floor below assembly.
Cotter pin had missing tang and appeared to be improper size.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02-28-2013, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF PITTSBORO, NC WAS IN COMMAND OF PIPER CHEROKEE PA 32-300 REGISTRATION # N1953H, S/N 32-740044, WHICH DEPARTED FROM SILER CITY (5W8) IN ROUTE TO SANFORD RALEIGH EXEC (TTA).
AT APPROX. 15:50 HRS. ON FINAL TO TAA THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT, NO INJURIES, TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. INSPECTOR WAYNE VOHS ASSISTED INSPECTOR TIM MCQUAIN AND TRAVELED TO SANFORD (TTA) TO INVESTIGATE.
INTERVIEWED PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FBO PERSONNEL CHERI SWANSON.
PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF THROTTLE LEVER RESPONSE AND CALLED TTA UNICOM TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT FLEW BEYOND THE RUNWAY UNDER POWER LINES, STRUCK A BERM FOR A ROAD AND A FENCE POST, CAUSING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND MAJOR LEFT WING DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ACROSS ROAD IN A FIELD COMING TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS PAST ROAD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
INSPECTORS VOHS AND MCQUAIN INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND VERIFIED THAT THROTTLE LEVER MOVEMENT DID NOT CONSISTENTLY MOVE THE FUEL INJECTION SERVO LEVER VERIFYING THE STATEMENT OF THE PILOT THAT THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE.
THIS CONDITION WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SETTING CONTROL THAT ATTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB ARRANGED FOR AIRCRAFT TO BE RELOCATED TO ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL DISASSEMBLY INTO THROTTLE PEDESTAL AREA.
FOUND CLEVIS PIN DISCONNECTED FROM THROTTLE/CABLE END.
MORE DISASSEMBLY DISCOVERED CLEVIS PIN, WASHER AND COTTER PIN FROM THROTTLE CONNECTION ON FLOOR BELOW ASSEMBLY.
COTTER PIN HAD MISSING TANG AND APPEARED TO BE IMPROPER SIZE.