#Dail mail pilot throttle broke full#

I did indeed file an ASRS report, just for good measure. I set up a long final, descended at well above gear extension speed, pulled idle cutoff when over the pavement, raised nose to slow it down to gear extension speed, dropped gear, which slowed us down further to flap extension speed, and then did a normal full-flap landing (still less than halfway down the runway). Squawked 7700, and by the time my student/spouse got the comm freq changed to 121.5, Lemore was calling us! Declared an emergency, and they cleared us to land, #1 for any runway. So, I confirmed 'my airplane,' climbed out as best I could (anemic climb performance), raised gear and flaps when I had a positive rate of climb, and turned toward Lemore Naval Air Station's twin 10,000 foot runways. Too much power to land, and too little to do a normal go-around.

#Dail mail pilot throttle broke full#

So, partial power when the throttle cable broke (fuel injection system didn't have springs like the Rotax does, to take it to full power).

She had just transferred control to me for landing, and I had been retarding throttle to land when power stuck at about 20 inches manifold pressure. That's pretty much what I did about 30 years ago, when I had pretty much that scenario in a Beechcraft.ĭual XC to the restaurant at Harris Ranch CA (short strip) with my ex-wife in left seat. give yourself an engine failure and land. Wm.Ince wrote:I would declare an emergency, divert to an airport with plenty of runway available.