38.0304° N, 120.4146° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 2019 · 13:15 local
Place
Columbia, CA
Airport
Columbia Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903KR
Reported as
Randy L Albritton KA9
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total65 in this make and model35 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.
N903KR was flying approximately 15000 to 16000 MSL when the pilot reported the engine lost power and was making a lot of noise. The pilot diverted to Columbia, CA (O22). The pilot landed fast and bounced on the nose gear. This may have caused the nose gear to collapse and caused the propeller the strike the runway.
As the FAA filed it
N903KR WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 15000 TO 16000 MSL WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO COLUMBIA, CA (O22). THE PILOT LANDED FAST AND BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND CAUSED THE PROPELLER THE STRIKE THE RUNWAY.