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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Fort Myers, FL · August 5, 2017

Date: August 5, 2017 · 21:45 local
Place: Fort Myers, FL
Airport: Southwest Florida Internationa
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N75200
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total140 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N75200Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7615268 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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08/06/2017 At approximately 01:45 zulu, a Piper PA-28, registration N75200, with pilot in command (PIC) en route from fort lauderdale executive airport (fxe) to immokale regional airport (imm) declared an emergency and diverted to Southwest Florida international airport (rsw) due to throttle stuck in full open position. PIC stabilized aircraft on final approach to rsw, leaned mixture, shut down engine and glided to runway 24, and landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

08/06/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 01:45 ZULU, A PIPER PA-28, REGISTRATION N75200, WITH PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) EN ROUTE FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) TO IMMOKALE REGIONAL AIRPORT (IMM) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW) DUE TO THROTTLE STUCK IN FULL OPEN POSITION. PIC STABILIZED AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RSW, LEANED MIXTURE, SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND GLIDED TO RUNWAY 24, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.