- Date
- June 2, 1992, 18:00 local (Jun 3, 1992, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Redding, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8574TCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920602018009A
- Case key
- 27636
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Probable cause
The internal failure of the airplane's throttle control cable.
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
Approaching the destination airport, the pilot attempted to increase engine power. The engine did not respond, and the pilot made a forced landing short of the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed the throttle control assembly had failed internally between the firewall and the control knob. According to the FAA, the worn out condition of the control assembly was not detectable upon a routine visual examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel. The control assembly was original equipment in the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8574T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52474
- Airframe hours
- 2,443
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Doug Koebel Trucking
- Registered owner
- Doug Koebel Trucking
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- 2Q3 · Woodland, CA
- Destination
- 085
- Airport
- 085 · Redding, runway 15, 2,420 × 80 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.