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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Jiangxi Hongdu AV Ind CJ-6 · Beaumont, TX · July 28, 2018

Date: July 28, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place: Beaumont, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71HS
Reported as: Jiangxi Hongdu AV Ind CJ-6
Reported engine: Zhuzhou HS6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,911 total197 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N71HSRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Jiangxi Hongdu AV Ind CJ-6S/N 6232039 · Built 1996 Airframe modelJiangxi Hongdu AV Ind CJ-6 Engine modelZhuzhou HS6AReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed orange TX (korg) enroute to Beaumont, TX (kbmt). During the flight the pilot noted engine vibrations. The engine temperatures remained normal. The pilot heard a loud ?bang? And the engine quit immediately. The pilot saw a rice field below and decided to land in it. He left the landing gear up to prevent further damaging the aircraft. The aircraft slid approximately 300 yards before it came to rest without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ORANGE TX (KORG) ENROUTE TO BEAUMONT, TX (KBMT). DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED ENGINE VIBRATIONS. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURES REMAINED NORMAL. THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD ?BANG? AND THE ENGINE QUIT IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT SAW A RICE FIELD BELOW AND DECIDED TO LAND IN IT. HE LEFT THE LANDING GEAR UP TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS BEFORE IT CAME TO REST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.