# Accident 20220716012499A: Allan G Pixley THATCHER CX4, Baker, FL, July 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2022, 06:31 local time
- Place: Baker, FL
- Airport: Skypark Estates Owners Associa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8548° N, 86.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8548&lon=-86.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347CX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347CX-2023-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allan G Pixley THATCHER CX4 (registry code 056314R, https://openairdocs.org/model/allan-g-pixley-thatcher-cx4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Greatplain GREATPLAIN VW (registry code 31500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/greatplain-greatplain-vw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLAN G PIXLEY THATCHER CX4
- Reported engine: GREATPLAIN GREATPLAIN VW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220716012499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY AND IMPACTED WIRES DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA323), Jul 16, 2022: Allan G Pixley Thatcher CX4 (N347CX), Baker, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper engine idle setting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power when the pilot reduced the throttle to idle to initiate a descent.

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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