# Incident 20120217002189I: Yoder Julius M Jr CHALLENGER CW II, Smyrna, SC, February 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Smyrna, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0420° N, 81.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smyrna, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0420&lon=-81.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7595C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7595C-2024-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yoder Julius M JR CHALLENGER CW II (registry code 056244P, https://openairdocs.org/model/yoder-julius-m-jr-challenger-cw-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YODER JULIUS M JR CHALLENGER CW II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120217002189I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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