A BONANZA PLT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THROTTLE CTL ON SHORT FINAL AT TEB. WHEN HE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY HE FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF ANOTHER RWY HOLD LINE BECAUSE OF CONFUSING MARKINGS AND DISTR DUE TO THE THROTTLE PROB.
Synopsis
A BONANZA PLT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THROTTLE CTL ON SHORT FINAL AT TEB. WHEN HE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY HE FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF ANOTHER RWY HOLD LINE BECAUSE OF CONFUSING MARKINGS AND DISTR DUE TO THE THROTTLE PROB.
Narrative
I WAS VECTORED TO THE ILS RWY 6 AT TEB (TETERBORO; NJ). I HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN 160 KTS TO THE OM; AND OUT OF CONSIDERATION FOR MANY FASTER ACFT IN THE PATTERN; CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN RELATIVELY HIGH PWR SETTINGS TO SHORT FINAL. UPON RETARDING THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POS OVER THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 40 FT AGL; I DISCOVERED I NO LONGER HAD THROTTLE CTL (AT LEAST HAD NO ABILITY TO RETARD BELOW ABOUT 20 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE). CYCLING THE THROTTLE DID NOT CHANGE THE PROB. SO; AT LOW ALT; OVER A LONG RWY; WITH NO ABILITY TO REDUCE PWR IN ORDER TO LAND; I PULLED THE MIXTURE. THE ENG QUIT AS INTENDED AND I MADE A SUCCESSFUL DEAD-STICK LNDG. ON ROLLOUT; WITH THE PROP STILL WIND-MILLING; I ENRICHED THE MIXTURE ALLOWING A RESTART (AT HIGH PWR). WITH SOME DIFFICULTY; I USED MIXTURE TO TOGGLE BTWN A DEAD ENG AND A HIGH-REVVING ENG SO THAT I MAY AT LEAST CLR THE RWY AT THIS BUSY ARPT BEFORE COMING TO A DEAD HALT. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. I HAD NOT YET EVEN ADVISED THE TWR OF MY PREDICAMENT. I WAS BUSY 'FLYING THE AIRPLANE.' I RECEIVED AND READ BACK AN INSTRUCTION TO 'EXIT L ON TXWY B; HOLD SHORT OF RWY 1.' I EXITED L; SAW THE HOLD SHORT LINE AHEAD; AND GAVE IT ONE LAST BURST OF RICH MIXTURE IN ORDER TO CLR RWY 6 BEFORE CALLING A TUG. IT WAS THEN I SAW THE FIRST SET OF LINES WERE ACTUALLY THE HOLD SHORT LINES FOR RWY 1 AND THE LINES TO CLR RWY 6 WERE A FEW FEET AHEAD OF THEM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES; BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. I STOPPED WITH ABOUT 4 FT OF MY ACFT ACROSS THE LINE (ENCROACHING RWY 1). I WAS ALSO NOWHERE CLOSE TO CLRING RWY 6. I APPRISED GND CTL OF THE ENTIRE SITUATION; AND WITH THEIR PERMISSION; GOT OUT AND PUSHED THE PLANE BACK CLR OF THE LINE TO AT LEAST REOPEN RWY 1. A TUG ARRIVED SHORTLY AND TOWED ME TO THE FBO. I BELIEVE THE MAJOR FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WAS THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE; WHICH RENDERED THE ACFT LESS THAN NORMALLY CONTROLLABLE. OTHER FACTORS INCLUDE THE PLT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT; DISTR OF THE PLT PRODUCED BY THE FAILURE; LOW-LIGHT CONDITION; AND CONFUSING TXWY MARKINGS. ANY TIME A TXWY CROSSES 2 RWYS AND THE MARKINGS ARE SUCH THAT AN ACFT BY DEFINITION ENTERS A SECOND RWY BEFORE TECHNICALLY LEAVING THE FIRST; YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A 'RWY INCURSION HOTSPOT' AS THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.