# Incident 20190426003479I: Randy L Albritton KA9, Columbia, CA, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903KR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RANDY L ALBRITTON KA9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426003479I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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