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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER 2 · Pell City, AL · September 9, 2001

Date: September 9, 2001 · 19:15 local
Place: Pell City, AL
Airport: St Clair County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11843
Reported as: Amtr CHALLENGER2
Reported engine: AMTR BMWR100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N11843Registration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Shade Darrel CHALLENGER 2S/N CH20594W0684 Airframe modelShade Darrel CHALLENGER 2

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 9, 2001, at about 7:15 pm central standard time N11843 an experimental challenger aircraft experienced engine failure and loss of power during final approach to runway 20 at Pell City, AL. The pilot reportedly shut down the engine and continued to glide toward the runway, losing airspeed and altitude. The aircraft dropped to the ground collapsing the nose gear and both main landing gears. The aircraft sustained minor damage. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, AT ABOUT 7:15 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME N11843 AN EXPERIMENTAL CHALLENGER AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 AT PELL CITY, AL. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO GLIDE TOWARD THE RUNWAY, LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.