# Accident 20160804025029A: Shaffer Donald ARION LIGHTNING, Toughkenamon, PA, August 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2016, 18:30 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8314° N, 75.7575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8314&lon=-75.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffer Donald ARION LIGHTNING (registry code 056290G, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-donald-arion-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHAFFER DONALD ARION LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160804025029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. WHEN TURNING ONTO THE BASE LEG, HE REDUCED ENGINE RPM AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE AND LANDED HARD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH DYNON SKYVIEW SV-D700 AND SV-D1000 DISPLAYS. THIS SYSTEM INTERFACES WITH AN ENGINE MONITORING UNIT THAT PROVIDES THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE SKYVIEW DISPLAY AND THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT SENSORS.

AN FAA FORM 8020-2, AIRCRAFT/PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE WAS COMPLETED AND PROVIDED TO THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THESE AFOREMENTIONED ITEMS WERE SENT TO THE NTSB FOR DOWNLOAD AND DATA STORAGE REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW OF THE STORED INFORMATION, AN AMMENDMENT TO THIS RECORD WILL BE PERFORMED AND A DIFFERENT CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY BE DECIDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA285), Aug 4, 2016: Shaffer Donald Arion Lightning (N270J), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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