20171009016649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nanchang China CJ-6 · Buckeye, AZ · October 9, 2017

Date
October 9, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8NW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR18LA006
Reported as
Nanchang China CJ-6
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
405 total23 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was on a decent for Buckeye airport when the engine started losing power and the aircraft made an emergency landing with the gear up causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DECENT FOR BUCKEYE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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