# Accident 20230107004159A: James C Schindler CHALLENGER II, Kent, WA, January 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2023, 13:19 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3642° N, 122.2311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3642&lon=-122.2311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528J-2024-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James C Schindler CHALLENGER II (registry code 05636LN, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-c-schindler-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES C SCHINDLER CHALLENGER II
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 1 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230107004159A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 7, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 1313L, A QUAD CITY CHALLENGER 2 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S50), FOR HARVEY FIELD AIRPORT (S43).   SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTH OF RENTON AIRPORT (KRNT), THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), REPORTED TO KRNT, THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES.   THE PIC CALLED KRNT ADVISING THEM THAT THEIR LEFT AILERON WAS STUCK, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING, AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD.  KRNT LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 TO NOTIFY EMERGENCY SERVICES.  THE 911 DISPATCHER CALLED BACK TO RENTON TOWER TO TELL THEM THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A STORAGE FACILITY IN KENT, WA @ 1319L.  THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND THE TWO INDIVIDUALS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE TRANSPORTED TO HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, WA IN CRITICAL CONDITION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  WEATHER DATA OBSERVED AT THE TIME FROM KRNT: SPECI KRNT 072128Z 00000KT 5SM -RA BR BKN048 OVC060 08/07 A2980

## 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 WPR23LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA086), Jan 7, 2023: Quad City Challenger (N528J), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inflight loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without receiving training in its operation and flight characteristics.

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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