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Pilot of a C172 diverted to land at a larger airport and runway after not being able to control the engine output when descending to land. Emergency ground personnel with equipment were standing by during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402509 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day tower : day |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 402509 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While descending to land at oxford, the engine would not go below 2300 RPM with the throttle pulled all the way out. I chose to go to dayton and land on their longer runway. I called dayton approach. I did not declare an emergency but advised of the situation. Dayton had a jet move off the active runway and had fire trucks on hand. I extended the pattern to wait for the jet to move, then closed the mixture to kill the engine while on final. Dead stick landing ok. No damage, no injuries. FBO fixed the plane and I went to oxford.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C172 DIVERTED TO LAND AT A LARGER ARPT AND RWY AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO CTL THE ENG OUTPUT WHEN DSNDING TO LAND. EMER GND PERSONNEL WITH EQUIP WERE STANDING BY DURING LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING TO LAND AT OXFORD, THE ENG WOULD NOT GO BELOW 2300 RPM WITH THE THROTTLE PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT. I CHOSE TO GO TO DAYTON AND LAND ON THEIR LONGER RWY. I CALLED DAYTON APCH. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER BUT ADVISED OF THE SIT. DAYTON HAD A JET MOVE OFF THE ACTIVE RWY AND HAD FIRE TRUCKS ON HAND. I EXTENDED THE PATTERN TO WAIT FOR THE JET TO MOVE, THEN CLOSED THE MIXTURE TO KILL THE ENG WHILE ON FINAL. DEAD STICK LNDG OK. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. FBO FIXED THE PLANE AND I WENT TO OXFORD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.