RedactedNarrative: On 05/02/2020 at approximately 5:00pm, a boating incident occurred on lake wylie at the yachtsman boat dock. Vessel #1 was a 19-foot, 1996 four winns open motorboat. Vessel #2 was a 24-foot, 2015 bennington pontoon boat. The vessel was docked and unoccupied at the time of the incident.  Vessel #1''s throttle cable malfunctioned shifting into reverse gear while trying to dock. This resulted in an impact with vessel #2 that was docked nearby at the time of the incident. 
  
  Operator1 and owner had been cruising lake wylie in vessel #1. They decided to return to the yachtsman boat dock around 5:00pm. The weather was partly cloudy with a 10-15mph wind blowing from the northwest. The water temperature was 62 degrees with an air temperature of 78. Operator1 was driving and came into dock at a slow rate of speed. This area is a posted no wake zone. Operator1 noticed the boat wasn't lined up right to dock and shifted the boat into reverse. 
  
  Once the operator shifted into reverse the boat traveled backwards at a high rate of speed. The boat was headed straight back into the next set of boat docks. The boat then turned hard starboard as it continued to travel in reverse and impacted vessel #2 underneath the motor. 
  
  Vessel #1 continued to turn hard starboard turning the boat completely 180 degrees. Operator1 was able to move to avoid being impacted by vessel #2''s motor. Vessel #2 was docked on a lift with the engine tilted completely up at the time of the incident. The initial point of impact was the starboard side windshield of vessel #1. This impacted the skeg and underneath of the motor on vessel #2. 
  
  The skeg of the motor on vessel #2 then impacted the bow of vessel #1 as it continued to travel in reverse. After impact operator1 was able to return the throttle to the neutral position. Operator1 was able to pull forward to her dock slip and dock vessel #1. Vessel #1 was taken out again the next day 05/03/2020. This time operated by the owner. 
  
  While trying to dock he shifted the throttle to the forward position. The boat jumped into gear at a high rate of speed and ramped up onto the dock. Fortunately, this caused only very minor damage to the vessel and the dock. After this incident owner took the vessel to lake wylie marina to have the boat pulled out of the water. 
  
  Initial observation of the throttle cables and the operator’s explanation shows vessel #1''s throttle cables malfunctioned. The malfunction caused the boat to jump into reverse at a high rate of speed. Impacting vessel #2 that was dry docked at the time. No one was charged as a result of this incident. The cause is determined to be equipment failure of vessel #1.
  