- Date
- August 22, 1994, 20:30 local (Aug 23, 1994, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vestal, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61774Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940822026719A
- Case key
- 8964
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power during an aborted landing due to the throttle cable separating from the carburetor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was returning from a local preparation flight for his private pilot check ride. He stated that he entered the traffic pattern for a landing on runway 21. He stated that he reduced the power, lowered the flaps, and that the airplane was a little fast. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down, but with inadequate runway remaining he elected to takeoff. During the takeoff, the engine did not respond when he applied full power. During the forced landing the airplane collided with a fence. The airplane was examined after the accident by an FAA aviation safety inspector. The examination revealed that the bolt that attaches the throttle cable to the carburetor was missing. Search efforts were unable to locate the missing bolt.
Factual narrative
On August 22, 1994, at 2000 eastern daylight time, N61774, a Cessna 172M, operated by T.S. Aero of Endicott, New York, crashed during a go-around attempt at Tri-Cities Airport, Endicott, New York. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was operated under 14 CFR 91.
According to the pilot, he was returning from a local preparation flight for his private pilot check ride. He stated that he entered the traffic pattern for a landing on runway 21. He stated that he reduced the power, lowered full flaps, and that the airplane was a little fast. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down, but with not much runway remaining he elected to takeoff. During the takeoff, the engine did not respond when he applied full power. The pilot made a forced landing and the airplane collided with a fence during the landing.
The aircraft was examined by an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector. The examination revealed that the bolt that attaches the throttle cable to the carburetor was missing. Search efforts were unable to locate the missing bolt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61774
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264791
- Airframe hours
- 4,362
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- T.S. Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 8, 1994 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- N17 · Endicott, NY
- Airport
- N17 · Tri-Cities, runway 21, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 90 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BGM, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.