N9957M
Registered owner: ARCTIC AVIATION LEASING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKEY BAY AIR, INC (X53A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON THE LAST FLIGHT, AT APPROX 5:02 PM, THROTTLE CABLE BROKE DURING APPROACH TO LANDING. THREE MILES OUT AT 1000 FT, THE ACFT WAS CONFIG WITH 10 DEG FLAPS, L5OO RPM & AIRSPEED OF 80 KTS. WHILE ENTERING THE BASE LEG ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PWR REDUCTION. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED, DID NOT NOTICE ANY REDUCTION IN PWR. NO RESPONSE IN ACFT SOUND, MANIFOLD PRESS OR RPM. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN CLOSING THE THROTTLE FROM THAT POINT BUT, THERE WAS RESISTANCE OPENING THE THROTTLE TROM THAT POINT. ENTERING THE BASE LEG, APPROX 1500 RPM, 800 TO 1000 FT OF ALT & 80 KTS OF AIRSPEED. IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE & REALIZED I HAD A PERFECT PWR SETTING BUT, IN ORDER TO MAKE A LANDING, THE PWR WOULD HAVE TO BE MANAGED, FROM THIS POINT, WITH EITHER THE IGNITION SWITCH, MAGS, OR MIXTURE CONTROL. I OPTED FOR MIXTURE CONTROL WHICH, WORKED PERFECTLY. MOVING THE MIXTURE TOWARD IDLE CUT OFF ALLOWED A SMOOTH POWER REDUCTION & MOVING IT IN THE RICH POS PROVIDED A SMOOTH INCREASE IN PWR. WHILE MANAGING PWR WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL MAINTAINED A SLOW RATE OF DESCENT & EXTENDED MY LANDING FOR SAFETY. THE LANDING OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE RNWY & THEN HAD THE ACFT TOWED BACK TO OUR RAMP.
PILOT REPORTED THAT TWO AIR DRIVEN GYROS BEGAN SPINNING AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO ABOVE RED LINE. WHEN UNABLE TO REDUCE RPM WITH PROP CONTROL, RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. GROUND CHECKS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE RPM PROBLEM.
PILOT REPORTED VACUUM PUMP INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SEIZED (SHEARED SHAFT) PUMP.
PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES AND BEGAN FEELING SICK AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND WAS INFORMED BY THE PILOT THAT HE THOUGHT THAT TURNING OFF CABIN HEAT HAD REDUCED THE FUMES IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE LEFT MUFFLER (CABIN HEAT) FOR CONVENIENCE. THE REMOVED MUFFLER HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND WAS NOT NOTED AS HAVING ANY DISCREPANCIES.