- Date
- May 28, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leander, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N92CLGermany Wetherell Sonerai I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840528023989A
- Case key
- 21345
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to the flight the plt adjusted the carburetor. A local flight was made to test the carburator. During the gliding apch to the rwy the plt noticed the eng idle power was 1400 RPM. While on base leg the plt advanced the throttle, however, eng pwr remained at 1400 RPM. The plt, unable to reach the arpt, attempted a lndg in an open field. The acft collided with the top of a tree short of the field. Both wings were damaged. Examination of the acft disclosed that the throttle cable was kinked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92CL
- Reported as
- Germany Wetherell Sonerai I
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 521
- Airframe hours
- 125
- Engine
- Volkswagen UNKNOWN, 35 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clarence I Langerud
- Registered owner
- Clarence I. Langerud
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 77T · Leander, TX
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 125 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.