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A BE35 pilot reported that the aircraft's throttle control failed and went to full power. While descending and handling the malfunction in bumpy weather inadvertent descended from the assigned altitude occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 894513 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Throttle/Power Level |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude |
Narrative:
I was IFR northbound. At 5000 ft throttle control was lost and the engine went full power. I asked to return to my departure airport and was cleared. I was descended to 3000 ft. At 4 NM north of the airport I asked to continue my descent [but was] unable. It was very bumpy and I inadvertently descended to 2830 ft. I caught my error and pulled up but the controller saw I was low and told me he had other traffic! I acknowledged 3000 ft. I was just very busy trying to come up with a plan to land with full power. I got very busy and messed up. All turned out well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 Pilot reported that the aircraft's throttle control failed and went to full power. While descending and handling the malfunction in bumpy weather inadvertent descended from the assigned altitude occurred.
Narrative: I was IFR northbound. At 5000 FT throttle control was lost and the engine went full power. I asked to return to my departure airport and was cleared. I was descended to 3000 FT. At 4 NM north of the airport I asked to continue my descent [but was] unable. It was very bumpy and I inadvertently descended to 2830 FT. I caught my error and pulled up but the Controller saw I was low and told me he had other traffic! I acknowledged 3000 FT. I was just very busy trying to come up with a plan to land with full power. I got very busy and messed up. All turned out well.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.