ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363550
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1992 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Doug Koebel Trucking |
| Registration: | N8574T |
| MSN: | 52474 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2443 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Redding, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodland, CA (2Q3) |
| (085) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED INTERNALLY BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE CONTROL KNOB. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE WORN OUT CONDITION OF THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS NOT DETECTABLE UPON A ROUTINE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA230
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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