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A beech A36 on descent declared an emergency due to loss of engine throttle control caused by a failed throttle teleflex clamp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lou.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 454443 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Discovered throttle control inoperative when directed to descend into lou/bowman. Used propeller control, mixture, and landing gear and flaps to descend and land. No damage to aircraft or passenger. Throttle cable had disengaged from the support bracket. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a beech A36 and cause of the loss of engine throttle control was a failed clamp on the throttle teleflex cable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH A36 ON DSCNT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF ENG THROTTLE CTL CAUSED BY A FAILED THROTTLE TELEFLEX CLAMP.
Narrative: DISCOVERED THROTTLE CTL INOP WHEN DIRECTED TO DSND INTO LOU/BOWMAN. USED PROP CTL, MIXTURE, AND LNDG GEAR AND FLAPS TO DSND AND LAND. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PAX. THROTTLE CABLE HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE SUPPORT BRACKET. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A BEECH A36 AND CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ENG THROTTLE CTL WAS A FAILED CLAMP ON THE THROTTLE TELEFLEX CABLE.
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.