Student Pilot Stuck At MAX Power - No Way To Land!

A student pilot has a throttle stuck at 100% power and can't slow down to land! Several other pilots, instructors, and ground controllers try to talk him through what to do next!

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[sockjim]

The student pilot’s professionalism is astounding. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to stay so calm in that situation

[peterkelly]

The student is extremely polite and has impeccable manners

[semmert]

This is the student that SHOULD be a pilot.

[buddydeal]

“Take a few minutes to gather myself”. Very likely saved that young man’s life. ❤️

[coffeebot]

What a calm and cool student. I think this is a big testament to how professional a pilot he is, as well as how good his CFIs were.

[joefunsmith]

As a non-pilot who just started watching these ATC vids, I find yours the best. Real Person vs. AI voices. Explanatory commentary. Translating air traffic chatter into civilian-speak. It all helps.

I don't know why I am so fascinated by it all, but I am.

[ecomandurban]

Hi Hoover I am a 71 year old private pilot who learned to fly way back in 1971, unfortunately I may no longer fly solo because I failed my medical due to a minor heart problem a few years ago. I am really impressed by your very well presented and informative videos.

[JBSmoke]

I was a 16 hour solo student when I had a 6 cylinder engine convert itself to a 4 cylinder engine at 500' after takeoff with no runway remaining. God bless my instructor for drilling in emergency procedures and slow flight. I had enough power to hold altitude and airspeed and re-enter the pattern and land. I wasn't nervous until I parked the airplane. Then, my knees started to shake. I KNOW pucker factor. I got to see what remained of the engine a few days later when they tore it down. It was trashed and I was amazed that what was left of it safely deposited my pink body back to the ground.

Well done student pilot with the stuck throttle!

[destruct]

Man these pilots always have so many people scrambling to help them super quick as soon as they let them know something's wrong.. thats awesome

[toportime]

The Student handled that incredibly well, a testament to his calmness and his teachers teaching. He stated his emergency, and he listened to the information he was given and complied as best as he could. Kudos to all involved.

[TheAirplaneDriver]

Great video! Personally, as a CFI, I would have recommended that the pilot circle the field to get his mind clear and to be in position to make the field if the engine quit. Then, enter downwind as if he were flying a normal pattern. At mid field pull the mixture and from there treat it like an engine out landing. Adjust the base turn to maintain an appropriate glide slope for a normal landing but do not aim for the numbers.

On final, apply flaps in increments once he is sure he can make the runway. Slip as needed to bleed off excess altitude and/or airspeed.

The trick is to treat it as close to a normal landing as possible so he can properly gauge, and adjust for, the sight picture.

[kingslaphappy]

This student had his act together big time. He went from having his throttle stuck to full…. to engine unable to restart…. and managed with the help of the terrific air traffic guidance and the instructor’s help. He was cool calm and collected and will make a brilliant pilot!
Congrats on getting out of this jam with style.

[sunbro]

I love your videos! No long intro, no advertising, straight to the point, interesting, informative - keep it up :)

[CrayCraigie]

“Don’t stress him out”. Best advice of the situation.

[weeyee]

This student should be so proud of himself. He stayed so calm, under such a stressful situation, & on top of that, remained so very polite. It’s so wonderful to learn, that he landed safely. 👊🏽 Be blessed, young man!

[joeangiello]

Guy sounded so calm and clear. Sounds like a good pilot.

[callmevoid]

It is sad to hear that instructor didn’t even consider to advise the student what to do if the engine won’t start again. This is the first thing that came to my mind when listening to his instructions.

[sda]

Wow!!! That’s an impressive student pilot. I’m blown away by his ability to rationally analyze and execute his maneuvers. Bravo 😊

[rcseabee]

Thanks for posting this video. This is deja vu for me. I am 65 right now and I had exactly the same emergency when I was a young pilot (about 20). I was returning to naval airstation EHKD (in the netherlands) in a C152 (yeah they were pretty new right then) with a passenger. The throttle was stuck at full power after a climb. Remembering the glide in practice from my training I elected to treat it as glide in from the pattern. When I was sure we could make I cut the mixture and the landing was fine with the emergency services standing by. Later with the instructor we discussed if closing down the engine with the mags would have been better because at glide speed the prop did stop windmilling like with this guy. But at the time I didn’t know this as in training we never shut down the engine fully. (More accidents happened that way from training than in real emergencies.) Still flying and working as a FI over here. BR Rob

[treble]

So pleased everything worked out for this guy. He was cool and very respectful to those who were there to help him. Job well done all round.