ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387432
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 2000 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aire Shannon Inc |
| Registration: | N67495 |
| MSN: | 15281866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6231 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Culpeper, VA (KCJR) |
| Fredricksburg, VA (EZF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot departed the airport for the last leg of the solo cross-country flight. About 50 feet above the runway, the engine RPMs suddenly and smoothly dropped to an estimated 1700 RPMs, 'as if the throttle was being pulled back.' The student pilot advanced and retarded the throttle several times; however, the engine maintained a constant speed of 1700 RPMs. He pulled the mixture to the cut-off position, and performed an emergency landing in a field. Examination of the airplane revealed the throttle linkage had become disconnected from the throttle. The linkage was reconnected and the engine was started. While the engine was running, the linkage was disconnected again, and the engine RPMs decreased to 1500 RPMs. The last annual inspection was performed on April 21, 2000, and the airplane had accumulated 79 flight hours since then.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of power due to an inadequate annual inspection, which resulted in the throttle linkage becoming disconnected from the throttle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA234
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-May-2024 08:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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