<< >> NASA ASRS Report 387536, December 1997

C172 aircraft in traffic pattern reporter pilot had stuck throttle at low power setting. Reporter landed and after landing still couldn't move the throttle.

Attributes
ACN	387536
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f45
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	387536
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flying from phk to F45 in rental aircraft, throttle stuck at low cruise power. On downwind, I descended to 500 ft AGL and pulled up to traffic pattern altitude to bleed speed to flap range, extended flaps to 20 degrees, set power for flaps 20 degrees level flight. At this time I confirmed that any forward throttle movement was not possible. I used a full forward slip on base and again on final until the touchdown zone was made, then reduced throttle and landed uneventfully. After landing, throttle would not move forward again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 ACFT IN TFC PATTERN RPTR PLT HAD STUCK THROTTLE AT LOW PWR SETTING. RPTR LANDED AND AFTER LNDG STILL COULDN'T MOVE THE THROTTLE.

Narrative: FLYING FROM PHK TO F45 IN RENTAL ACFT, THROTTLE STUCK AT LOW CRUISE PWR. ON DOWNWIND, I DSNDED TO 500 FT AGL AND PULLED UP TO TFC PATTERN ALT TO BLEED SPD TO FLAP RANGE, EXTENDED FLAPS TO 20 DEGS, SET PWR FOR FLAPS 20 DEGS LEVEL FLT. AT THIS TIME I CONFIRMED THAT ANY FORWARD THROTTLE MOVEMENT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. I USED A FULL FORWARD SLIP ON BASE AND AGAIN ON FINAL UNTIL THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE WAS MADE, THEN REDUCED THROTTLE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER LNDG, THROTTLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.