# Incident 20111222028949I: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Myrtle Beach, SC, December 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8120C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8120C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: ZHUZHOU HS6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,117 total, 109 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111222028949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT. FLYING SW ABOUT 3000 FT MSL. ENGINE STOPPED. MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN. CONTINUING OVER THE BEACH. CONTACTED ATC WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. LANDED ON ISOLATED SECTION OF BEACH DURING LOW TIDE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED BACK TO MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT FOR EVALUATION OF WHY ENGINE STOPPED.

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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