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Cessna 182 pilot reported that during break-in following overhaul the engine became non-responsive to throttle inputs on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1357758 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 17 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 962 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
My plane was just out of annual with an engine overhaul. I had completed two one-hour break-in flights in the airport vicinity. This trip was to start the longer flight phase of breaking in the new engine. I flew uneventfully [for] a distance of about 200 nm. I refueled; took a short break; and returned to [home airport]. The cruise phase of the flight was uneventful.on short final I reduced power to about 16 inches; slightly above my normal final setting; to ensure that the engine was still powering the propeller since this is considered important for engine break-in. At an altitude of around 15 feet; I pulled the throttle back to reduce the engine to idle power. This however had no effect. I then tried to increase power for a go-around; intending to diagnose the problem in the air. This also had no effect.I then pulled the mixture control; which stopped the engine. I made a normal power-off landing and had enough momentum to taxi off the runway; where I stopped. I restarted the engine and confirmed that the throttle was ineffective and that the engine was producing significant power; too much to taxi safely.I notified ground of the situation and waited for a tow-truck from the shop that had done the engine overhaul; for a period of about 30 minutes. The aircraft was then towed back to their hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 182 pilot reported that during break-in following overhaul the engine became non-responsive to throttle inputs on short final.
Narrative: My plane was just out of annual with an engine overhaul. I had completed two one-hour break-in flights in the airport vicinity. This trip was to start the longer flight phase of breaking in the new engine. I flew uneventfully [for] a distance of about 200 nm. I refueled; took a short break; and returned to [home airport]. The cruise phase of the flight was uneventful.On short final I reduced power to about 16 inches; slightly above my normal final setting; to ensure that the engine was still powering the propeller since this is considered important for engine break-in. At an altitude of around 15 feet; I pulled the throttle back to reduce the engine to idle power. This however had no effect. I then tried to increase power for a go-around; intending to diagnose the problem in the air. This also had no effect.I then pulled the mixture control; which stopped the engine. I made a normal power-off landing and had enough momentum to taxi off the runway; where I stopped. I restarted the engine and confirmed that the throttle was ineffective and that the engine was producing significant power; too much to taxi safely.I notified Ground of the situation and waited for a tow-truck from the shop that had done the engine overhaul; for a period of about 30 minutes. The aircraft was then towed back to their hangar.
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