Yasecko LONG-EZE N303Y

Summary

On 24 July 1996 at about 22:20 local time, a Yasecko LONG-EZE registered N303Y was involved in an accident near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 1996 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Waukesha (UES)

Coordinates

43.0199, -88.2899

Aircraft

Yasecko LONG-EZE

Registration

N303Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Haven → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA253

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was 6 miles from the airport when 'something broke on the throttle. The airplane's engine would only develop idle power.' The pilot 'trimmed the airplane for 120 miles per hour and tried to make the runway.' When he noticed that his visual glide path was too low, the pilot elected to land the airplane on a highway between moving automobiles. During the landing, the airplane stuck a curb, an automobile and a truck before coming to a stop on the highway. Examination revealed that the throttle linkage cable to the throttle arm spring had broken leaving the throttle arm in the idle power position.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.