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C210 pilot reported a return to departure airport after noticing loss of power due to broken throttle cable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1635470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was cleared for takeoff and for a left downwind departure by tower. After initial climb and after crosswind/downwind departure I was going to meet up with another aircraft southwest of the airport. Tower asked if I had the other aircraft in sight; and I responded 'affirmative.' tower told us to contact ZZZ tower; as that was our destination. I changed the frequency in my radio but had not contacted ZZZ tower yet. Shortly after that I thought to myself 'if I'm going to catch the other aircraft; I better speed up.' however my hand was still on the throttle; and the throttle was pushed all the way in. I looked at my manifold pressure gauge and was only indicating 20 inches of manifold pressure. I jockeyed the throttle a few times with no change in engine power output or manifold pressure. At this time I was about at a 45 for left base for a landing at ZZZ. I flipped the frequency back to ZZZ tower and requested a 'priority landing; please!' that was obviously granted. I made a turn for the numbers and had enough speed to lower the landing gear and two notches of flaps. On final approach I glanced at manifold pressure gauge and saw 15 in hg. I landed in the middle of the touchdown zone and on centerline. As I cleared the reverse high speed runway exit my prop came to a stop.an hour later my mechanic arrived and removed the cowling and confirmed a throttle cable breakage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 pilot reported a return to departure airport after noticing loss of power due to broken throttle cable.
Narrative: I was cleared for takeoff and for a left downwind departure by Tower. After initial climb and after crosswind/downwind departure I was going to meet up with another aircraft southwest of the airport. Tower asked if I had the other aircraft in sight; and I responded 'affirmative.' Tower told us to contact ZZZ Tower; as that was our destination. I changed the frequency in my radio but had not contacted ZZZ Tower yet. Shortly after that I thought to myself 'If I'm going to catch the other aircraft; I better speed up.' However my hand was still on the throttle; and the throttle was pushed all the way in. I looked at my manifold pressure gauge and was only indicating 20 inches of manifold pressure. I jockeyed the throttle a few times with no change in engine power output or manifold pressure. At this time I was about at a 45 for left base for a landing at ZZZ. I flipped the frequency back to ZZZ Tower and requested a 'Priority Landing; please!' That was obviously granted. I made a turn for the numbers and had enough speed to lower the landing gear and two notches of flaps. On final approach I glanced at manifold pressure gauge and saw 15 in Hg. I landed in the middle of the touchdown zone and on centerline. As I cleared the reverse high speed runway exit my prop came to a stop.An hour later my mechanic arrived and removed the cowling and confirmed a throttle cable breakage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.