ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286862
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 2009 |
| Time: | 09:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N172TJ |
| MSN: | 17249552 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1636 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shepherdsville, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Louiosville, KY (07KY) |
| Bardstown-Samuels Field, KY (BRY/KBRY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was in cruise flight between 1,700 and 2,200 feet mean sea level when the engine rpms decreased. He applied throttle with negative results. The airplane continued to descend and he performed a forced landing to a soybean field. Review of the airplane logbooks revealed that the airplane had flown 2.29 hours since the last annual inspection. Postaccident examination of the airframe and flight controls revealed no anomalies; however, the mixture control cable was found to be separated from the mixture control arm. The mixture cable wire tip was not bent 90 degrees to prevent it from being withdrawn if the attaching nut should become loose, as required by the maintenance manual. The cable did not exhibit any signs of damage or stretching, and it was not broken at the attach point to the attaching bolt in the mixture control arm of the carburetor. The mechanic who performed the last annual inspection stated that he did not remember if he did or did not bend the cable 90 degrees.
Probable Cause: The mechanic's improper inspection of the mixture control cable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09LA372
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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