# Incident 19951116045509I: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Chippewa Falls, WI, November 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1995, 14:05 local time
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zank Don G CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676HE, https://openairdocs.org/model/zank-don-g-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951116045509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOTS CLAIM OF ENGINE FAILURE COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT HOLD A MECHANIC OR REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE HE HAD SIGNED OFF A CONDITION INSPECTION IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS A NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SENT. HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED. THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT & TOP OF FUSELAGE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POWER LINE WAS DAMAGED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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