# Incident 20140524007789I: Cessna 172M, Caldwell, NJ, May 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2014, 14:17 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8392° N, 74.2770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8392&lon=-74.2770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524007789I

## Narrative

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

SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE DUE TO FAILURE OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE.

SUBJECT AIRMAN STATED, HE WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT KCDW. DURING FINAL APPROACH  AS THE AIRMAN WAS TRYING TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL,THE ENGINE POWER  SETTING WOULD NOT MOVE FROM IDLE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS  TO GET A RESPONSE FROM  THROTTLE INPUT BUT THE ENGINE RPM STAYED AT IDLE.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT AN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE PICKED OUT A LARGE FAIRWAY ON THE GOLF COURSE TO LAND AND THEN WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FAIRWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED.

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO  A FAA CERTIFICATED MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT KCDW. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THE THROTTLE CABLE OUTER CASING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SWAGGED END FITTING NEAR THE CARBURETOR ,RENDERING THE CABLE UNABLE TO CONTROL THROTTLE FUNCTION. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT HAS BEEN FILED BY THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

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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