C172 pilot reported throttle cable issues resulted in a forced landing in a field.

Attributes
ACN	1363042
Time
Date	201606
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	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Throttle/Power Lever
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 355 Flight Crew Type 326
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was flying with a photographer when the throttle control stopped responding. I tried to apply more power but it felt like the throttle linkage was damaged/unresponsive. Immediate action was taken to land the cessna in a field while we still had time to act. The aircraft was about 700 ft AGL when the problem occurred; and we landed in a hay field. Luckily no person was hurt or property damage; also the airplane was not damaged as a result of the incident. The incident was reported to the law enforcement office; and to the nearest mechanic. After inspection it was determined that the throttle cable snapped and that caused the cessna to lose power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reported throttle cable issues resulted in a forced landing in a field.

Narrative: I was flying with a photographer when the throttle control stopped responding. I tried to apply more power but it felt like the throttle linkage was damaged/unresponsive. Immediate action was taken to land the Cessna in a field while we still had time to act. The aircraft was about 700 ft AGL when the problem occurred; and we landed in a hay field. Luckily no person was hurt or property damage; also the airplane was not damaged as a result of the incident. The incident was reported to the law enforcement office; and to the nearest mechanic. After inspection it was determined that the throttle cable snapped and that caused the Cessna to lose power.

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.