M20 pilot experiences three go-arounds due to his inability to get the aircraft to slow to landing s...

Attributes
ACN	1213807
Time
Date	201410
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	M-20 E Super 21
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Throttle/Power Lever
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8.5 Flight Crew Total 290 Flight Crew Type 221
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After a 3.5 hour flight back from florida; I had to go around four times before I could land. I simply could not slow the plane down. On the third attempt on climb out I noticed a loss of power and had trouble gaining altitude. On final the fourth time I decided to pull the mixture and lo and behold she slowed down. After a squeaky landing; I found that the only way I could get her to the hangar was to use the mixture control as the throttle was ineffective. After pulling the lower cowling; I discovered that the heim bearing at the end of the throttle cable was disconnected from the control lever on the fuel servo. The fastening bolt was found in the lower cowling. The castellated nut; washer and cotter pin were not located.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20 pilot experiences three go-arounds due to his inability to get the aircraft to slow to landing speed. On the fourth attempt the mixture is pulled on short final and a normal landing ensues. The throttle cable was found disconnected from the fuel control lever.

Narrative: After a 3.5 hour flight back from Florida; I had to go around four times before I could land. I simply could not slow the plane down. On the third attempt on climb out I noticed a loss of power and had trouble gaining altitude. On final the fourth time I decided to pull the mixture and lo and behold she slowed down. After a squeaky landing; I found that the only way I could get her to the hangar was to use the mixture control as the throttle was ineffective. After pulling the lower cowling; I discovered that the Heim bearing at the end of the throttle cable was disconnected from the control lever on the fuel servo. The fastening bolt was found in the lower cowling. The castellated nut; washer and cotter pin were not located.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.