# Incident 20220513006909I: North American SNJ-6, Pittsville, MO, May 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2022, 14:15 local time
- Place: Pittsville, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8506° N, 93.9902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8506&lon=-93.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3639F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3639F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-6 (registry code 6400422, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,440 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220513006909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED AEROBATIC PRACTICE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARDS THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO LAND BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THIS PILOT KEPT THE GEAR RETRACTED AND LANDED IN A FIELD OFF OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3639F (2)

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

- [Incident 20220111004669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220111004669I), Jan 11, 2022: North American SNJ-6 (N3639F), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. The pilot selected gear down for landing on runway 22 at kixd, but the Landing gears did not fully extend to the down and locked position. The main landing…
- [Incident 20201016017389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016017389I), Oct 16, 2020: North American SNJ-6 (N3639F), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. The pilot selected gear down for landing on runway 22 at kixd, but the landing gears did not fully extend to the down and locked position. During touchdown,…

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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