On 09/08/09 19:06, Morgans wrote:
"Mark Hansen" wrote

Did you consider
that with no throttle control, the engine could have gone to
idle as well as remained at full power?

I could be wrong, but I have been told that aircraft engines have a spring
on the throttle that causes the engine to go to full power rather than idle
if a cable or linkage breaks, just to prevent going to no power at the
"wrong time." As the story is told in this incident, it is easier to deal
with too much power than no power.

So, is this true, wrench turn-ers out there?

At the time of the emergency, was what broke precisely known?

My point was that without knowing, I think I would have assumed that
the engine would not continue running.

Again, this is Monday-morning quarterbacking, which isn't exactly fair
to the OP. He was there, I was not.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA