Pilot of a mooney, M20C, declared an emergency and entered class C airspace to land at larger airport since he would not control the engine power with the throttle.

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Attributes
ACN	431491
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl.tracon tower : bdl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	431491
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unable to adjust power other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Experienced inability to reduce power below 13 inches manifold pressure while on final approach at 4b9 airport. On go around, could not achieve manifold pressure greater than 17 inches. Attempted second landing at 4b9 but airspeed was excessive and went around. Entered bdl class C airspace, squawked 7700, attempted to contact bdl approach on 125.80 and 125.35 but could not establish communications. Was able to contact bdl tower on 120.30 at about 4 mi. Announced problem, declared emergency and landed uneventfully, after being cleared by tower controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A MOONEY, M20C, DECLARED AN EMER AND ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE TO LAND AT LARGER ARPT SINCE HE WOULD NOT CTL THE ENG PWR WITH THE THROTTLE.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED INABILITY TO REDUCE PWR BELOW 13 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE WHILE ON FINAL APCH AT 4B9 ARPT. ON GAR, COULD NOT ACHIEVE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GREATER THAN 17 INCHES. ATTEMPTED SECOND LNDG AT 4B9 BUT AIRSPD WAS EXCESSIVE AND WENT AROUND. ENTERED BDL CLASS C AIRSPACE, SQUAWKED 7700, ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BDL APCH ON 125.80 AND 125.35 BUT COULD NOT ESTABLISH COMS. WAS ABLE TO CONTACT BDL TWR ON 120.30 AT ABOUT 4 MI. ANNOUNCED PROB, DECLARED EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, AFTER BEING CLRED BY TWR CTLR.

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.