ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296179
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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 2003 |
| Time: | 13:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Bob Cordele |
| Registration: | N8115F |
| MSN: | 15064215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Continental 200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rome, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA (RMG/KRMG) |
| Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA (RMG/KRMG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the student pilot was practicing emergency procedures and had been instructed to configure the airplane for slow flight. The CFI instructed the student increase engine power, but the engine only developed about 1900 rpm. The CFI took control of the airplane and applied carburetor heat. The engine rpm decreased to 1000 rpm, and the carburetor heat was turned off. Unable to maintain altitude, the CFI selected the fairway on a nearby golf course and established an approach for a forced landing. According to the CFI, as he maneuvered for the approach, the airplane collided with a light pole and spun horizontally into trees during the forced landing attempt. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing assembly was separated from the airframe. The examination of the engine compartment revealed that the throttle cable was completely disconnected from the carburetor throttle arm. The throttle arm was found in the idle position. The connecting hardware was not located or recovered from the accident site. A review of the aircraft records revealed that the carburetor was installed about 9 hours before the accident.
Probable Cause: The maintenance personnel failure to secure the throttle linkage during the installation of the carburetor that resulted in the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 17:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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