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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Yoder Julius M JR CHALLENGER CW II · Smyrna, SC · February 17, 2012

Date
February 17, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place
Smyrna, SC
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7595C
Reported as
Yoder Julius M JR Challenger CW II
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

While practicing emergency descents, the aircraft lost engine power near the town of Smyrna, SC. During the subsequent approach to an emergency landing on SC hwy 97, the aircraft's left wing struck a power line causing the aircraft to momentarily stall. Although the pilot was able to regain elevator control prior to the landing, the hard impact with the road collapsed the nose wheel and the right landing gear. The aircraft then skidded approximately 25 feet, striking a road sign with the left wing, before coming to a stop with the empennage still in the road. There was no post impact fire. Post impact investigation found revealed the aircraft's fuel tank was approximately half full.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY DESCENTS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER NEAR THE TOWN OF SMYRNA, SC. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SC HWY 97, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A POWER LINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOMENTARILY STALL. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN ELEVATOR CONTROL PRIOR TO THE LANDING, THE HARD IMPACT WITH THE ROAD COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, STRIKING A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH THE EMPENNAGE STILL IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. POST IMPACT INVESTIGATION FOUND REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL.