ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195072
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 2017 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Canyon State Aero Llc |
| Registration: | N521AR |
| MSN: | S1785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4147 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pinal County, San Tan Valley, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (FFZ) |
| Coolidge, AZ (P08) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that the helicopter was in cruise flight when he noted a change in engine sound and a corresponding loss of engine rpm. He checked the throttle to ensure that it had not rolled back; it had not. He then attempted to roll the throttle on, then off; however, there was no response from the engine. The pilot chose to perform a precautionary landing, during which the helicopter landed hard and rolled over.
Postaccident engine examination revealed that the throttle arm at the fuel injector servo would not move when input was applied at the collective throttle grip; the cable had separated within its housing. The cable housing was securely mounted at each end and exhibited no evidence of damage. The cable was removed from the housing; it was worn and had separated near the servo end about 1 inch from where it swaged to the rigid portion in an area where the cable housing was slightly bent. This bend in the housing likely resulted in the cable rubbing on the interior housing wall and, over time, led to the cable’s the failure and separation, and the subsequent partial loss of engine power. Examination of the helicopter maintenance logs did not provide a history of the cable maintenance; however, the cable was not subject to any hourly or calendar life limits, and there was no way to disassemble the housing to facilitate an internal examination of the cable. The cause of the bend in the housing could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to separation of the throttle cable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=521AR
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2017 15:00 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2018 13:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 13:37 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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