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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL · Gakona, AK · May 15, 2021

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Date: May 15, 2021 · 15:15 local
Place: Gakona, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5489H
Reported as: Piper PA-18-105 Special
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5489HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIALS/N 18-80 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-105 SPECIAL Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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In cruise, power began to gradually decrease and rolled back to idle. After several seconds, mixture leaned out, engine went to cutoff, forcing a gliding emergency landing into sparsely wooded area of small spruce and alder trees. No injuries.

Mixture cable failed internally inside of the cable housing, 3-4" forward of the instrument panel.

As the FAA filed it

IN CRUISE, POWER BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AND ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, MIXTURE LEANED OUT, ENGINE WENT TO CUTOFF, FORCING A GLIDING EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SPARSELY WOODED AREA OF SMALL SPRUCE AND ALDER TREES. NO INJURIES.

MIXTURE CABLE FAILED INTERNALLY INSIDE OF THE CABLE HOUSING, 3-4" FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Other reports on N5489H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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