# Accident 20220730013709A: Textron Aviation Inc G36, Ridgeland, SC, July 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2022, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4969° N, 80.9931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4969&lon=-80.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N887MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron G36 (registry code 4223554, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-g36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-B (registry code 17208, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC G36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,732 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS WHILE DECENDING THROUGH 6000 FEET FOR LANGING APPROACH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY THROTTLE CHANGES. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE PROJECTED FIELD THAT WAS CHOSEN TO LAND COULD BE MADE, THE PIILOT MADE A DECISION TO TRY TO LOWER THE RIGHT WING WHILE ENTERING PINE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO PINE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES.

## 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 ERA22LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA346), Jul 30, 2022: Textron G36 (N887MJ), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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