X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:46:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta10.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 926388 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:10:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.168.78.202; envelope-from=glcasey@adelphia.net Received: from [70.34.70.106] by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060114131007.HLWF22124.mta10.adelphia.net@[70.34.70.106]> for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:10:07 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-23212853 X-Original-Message-Id: From: Gary Casey Subject: Re: Report on N320WH X-Original-Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:10:02 -0800 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) --Apple-Mail-1-23212853 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > When the airplane was about 4 miles from the airport at an > elevation of > 4,000 feet, the engine rpm and manifold pressure began to steadily > decrease. > The pilot ensured that all engine controls were full forward and > switched > the fuel selector to one of the wing fuel tanks. The engine did not > regain > power Sure sounds like the throttle linkage came adrift. 30 years ago a friend of mine was flying a 150 with his girlfriend and owner of the plane. Throttle linkage fell off in cruise not far from the airport. He set up for a landing on a vacant street in a subdivision under construction and had the landing made. The copilot kept fussing with the throttle and it caught, so he aborted the landing, climbed back up, leveled off and then pulled the throttle back. It fell off again and this time they ended up in a field upside down. Ever since then I've been paranoid about throttle and mixture linkages, putting safety wires all over the place just in case one of the other safety wires comes off. Gary Casey --Apple-Mail-1-23212853 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

When the airplane was about = 4 miles from the airport at an elevation of

4,000 feet, the engine rpm and manifold = pressure began to steadily decrease.

The pilot ensured that all engine = controls were full forward and switched

the fuel selector to one of the wing = fuel tanks. The engine did not regain

power
=

Sure sounds like the throttle linkage came = adrift.=A0 30 years ago a friend of mine was flying a 150 with his = girlfriend and owner of the plane.=A0 Throttle linkage fell off in = cruise not far from the airport.=A0 He set up for a landing on a vacant = street in a subdivision under construction and had the landing made.=A0 = The copilot kept fussing with the throttle and it caught, so he aborted = the landing, climbed back up, leveled off and then pulled the throttle = back.=A0 It fell off again and this time they ended up in a field upside = down.=A0 Ever since then I've been paranoid about throttle and mixture = linkages, putting safety wires all over the place just in case one of = the other safety wires comes off.

Gary = Casey

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