- Date
- May 2, 1992, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Markham, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1814TPiper PA-28-140D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920502013169A
- Case key
- 15437
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Probable cause
The result of an inadequate annual inspection by other maintenance personnel and, as a result, a total failure of the throttle linkage. A factor was the pilot overshot his intended emergency landing area, due to excessive speed.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The light single-engined airplane had descended to a new altitude. The pilot advanced the throttle with the intent of obtaining cruise power. The engine did not respond to the power application. It remained at the previously set idle RPM and began gradually loosing the RPM. The pilot chose a flat area adjacent to a pond for the forced landing. The pilot stated he did not touch down on the flat area because the airplane's airspeed was too fast. The airplane touched down on the ridge that was at the end of the flat area and was substantially damaged. An on scene investigation revealed the throttle rod end bearing was not attached to the throttle racket. The attaching bolt was missing. Both components were completely separateed rather than attached.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1814T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125166
- Airframe hours
- 6,376
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jan J. Toof/John Flannery
- Registered owner
- Jan J. Toof/John Flannery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 6, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- 50I · Kentland, IN
- Destination
- MDW · Chicago, IL
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 318 in this make and model · 280 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 11 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.