ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244857
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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 2020 |
| Time: | 11:43 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182T Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Registration: | N939CP |
| MSN: | 18282404 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1262 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bakersfield-Meadows Field, CA (BFL/KBFL) |
| Los Angeles-Whiteman Airport, CA (WHP/KWHP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 12, 2020, about 1143 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182T airplane, N939CP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight.
While on final approach to the runway, the pilot reported to the tower controller a loss of engine power, and that he was attempting to make the runway. Shortly thereafter, the airplane collided with power lines in a residential area about 175 ft short of the runway threshold. A postaccident fire consumed the wreckage.
Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed that the engine’s throttle control rod was separated from the throttle body control arm. None of the attachment hardware, which comprised of a bolt, washer, castellated nut, and cotter pin, was found. Additionally, no evidence of impact damage was noted in the throttle lever linkage control rod end or the control arm where it attached. The airplane’s most recent annual inspection was 78 flight hours and about 2 months before the accident. During the inspection, a new engine was installed. Based on the available information, it is likely that the throttle control connecting hardware was improperly installed or secured during the most recent maintenance, which resulted in its disconnection and a loss of engine power and throttle control while on final approach.
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle control hardware during recent maintenance, which resulted in its disconnection and a subsequent loss of engine power on approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://abc7.com/pilot-killed-when-plane-crashes-into-parked-vehicles-in-pacoima/7905311/
https://www.dailynews.com/2020/11/12/pilot-dies-in-plane-crash-near-whiteman-airport-in-pacoima/
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CAP439/history/20201112/1926Z/KBFL/KWHP
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/cap439#2606f3a7
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/video-shows-plane-crash-in-pacoima-neighborhood-of-los-angeles-95845957901
https://ky216.cap.gov/media/cms/N939CP_A474397CE0981.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
The throttle linkage control lever rod end disconnected to the control arm of the fuel servo. [Photos: NTSB]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2020 00:43 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Nov-2020 06:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 13-Nov-2020 16:07 | Nazpilot | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Nov-2020 08:17 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Nov-2020 08:37 | aaronwk | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:26 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-May-2023 13:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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