ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195124
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| Date: | Sunday 30 April 2017 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N31678 |
| MSN: | 32R-7885119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3794 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540KIG5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NW of Sawgrass Expressway (SR869) and SR834, Broward County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winter Haven, FL (GIF) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL (FXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the airplane was in cruise flight, the airline transport pilot noticed a drop in manifold pressure; he advanced the throttle to regain power. After several unsuccessful attempts to regain full power, he made a forced landing and the airplane collided with a ditch, which resulted in damage to the right wing spar. Postaccident examination of the throttle body fuel injection servo revealed the throttle cable linkage was loose at the attachment point of the throttle body fuel injection servo.
Further examination revealed the throttle cable linkage had slipped because the gear teeth did not make full contact locking together. Some of the gear teeth on the throttle linkage and on the throttle body servo were worn with flat spots. It is likely that this condition ultimately resulted in the pilot's inability to control the power setting of the engine.
Probable Cause: The in-flight disconnection of the fuel injection servo throttle linkage, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=31678
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/1770972-08d13e49e3ebceea44191a04ea36102cda4796b8/aircrafttype/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2017 21:43 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Apr-2020 17:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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