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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60 · Breckenridge, TX · July 25, 2017

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Date
July 25, 2017 · 09:11 local
Place
Breckenridge, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N254SF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA285
Reported as
Hillard Charlie R Hawker FB60
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total
N254SFRegistration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60S/N 37514 · Built 1956Airframe modelHillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On July 25, 2017, N254SF, experimental aircraft (sea fury) sustained substantial damage when it landed short of runway 17 at stevens county airport (bkd) Breckenridge, Texas.

The aircraft was being test flown after adjustment of the flight control rigging.

Initial investigation indicates possible loss of engine power on final approach.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 25, 2017, N254SF, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT (SEA FURY) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 17 AT STEVENS COUNTY AIRPORT (BKD) BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TEST FLOWN AFTER ADJUSTMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES POSSIBLE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN17LA285Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBreckenridge, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination and testing did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jul 25, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N254SF · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20170103005899ILanding: Touchdown · Englewood, COThe pilot indicated that during touchdown the left main gear collapsed without warning - and the aircraft spun out and came to a stop in the grass on the west side of the runway. The runway was clear as well as the weather and the pilot was flying under VFR.Jan 3, 2017 · Minor damageIncident 20150525007719ILanding: Rollout · Englewood, COThe aircraft landed safely at approximately 1130 hours local time on runway 35R at Centennial Airport (kapa). On deceleration rollout the aircraft veered off the runway west side into the median between the runway and taxiway bravo. Both main landing gears…May 25, 2015 · Minor damage