ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278504
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 September 2021 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Just Highlander |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N488VG |
| MSN: | JA214-08-10 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1077 hours |
| Engine model: | Apex |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monroe, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, WA (S50) |
| Monroe, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the experimental amateur built airplane reported that, after descending to a local river, he increased the throttle to add power and level off, but the engine did not respond. The engine lost total power, and he attempted an in-flight engine restart to no avail. The pilot initiated a landing to a nearby island in the river, however, during the landing, the airplane's airspeed was fast, and braking was ineffective. The pilot turned the airplane to the right toward vegetation and subsequently impacted a sandbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing and the empennage.
A postaccident examination of the throttle control linkage revealed that the throttle control had separated at the throttle control pivot arm. The bolt, washer and nut which secured the cable to the throttle control pivot arm had backed out and were not located during the examination. Additionally, a bolt, bushing binding and nut were used to secure the throttle control pivot arm to a cross-member located between the throttle control cable and the carburetor cable binding. The return spring is designed to open the throttle to the fully open throttle position when the throttle control malfunctions. The torque on the nut that secured the pivot arm to the cross-member was excessive and consequently prevented the pivot arm from allowing the return spring to open the throttle.
Probable Cause: The in-flight malfunction of the throttle control pivot arm, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with terrain during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA351
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 2018 | N488VG | Private | 0 | Snohomish County, SE of Monroe, WA | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-May-2022 11:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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