A cessna on first flight after annual inspection at 1200 ft had throttle seized at cruise power. Advised tower and used mixture control to stop engine.

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Attributes
ACN	604947
Time
Date	200401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jqf.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jqf.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1190 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	604947
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was picked up from maintenance facility with fresh annual. Run-up checked out fine. Climb out fine. At first power reduction throttle was noted to be stuck at cruise power. Tower was notified and I was cleared for landing. Pulled mixture to stop engine at approximately 150 ft AGL and landed fine on runway then taxied off runway. No emergency was declared and tower didn't ask for any reports. Cause: throttle linkage not secured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA ON FIRST FLT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION AT 1200 FT HAD THROTTLE SEIZED AT CRUISE PWR. ADVISED TWR AND USED MIXTURE CTL TO STOP ENG.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PICKED UP FROM MAINT FACILITY WITH FRESH ANNUAL. RUN-UP CHKED OUT FINE. CLBOUT FINE. AT FIRST PWR REDUCTION THROTTLE WAS NOTED TO BE STUCK AT CRUISE PWR. TWR WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS CLRED FOR LNDG. PULLED MIXTURE TO STOP ENG AT APPROX 150 FT AGL AND LANDED FINE ON RWY THEN TAXIED OFF RWY. NO EMER WAS DECLARED AND TWR DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY RPTS. CAUSE: THROTTLE LINKAGE NOT SECURED.

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.