# Accident 20230515010619A: Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D, Greenville, KY, May 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2569° N, 87.2159° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2569&lon=-87.2159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D (registry code 05632UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-d-walker-walker-curtiss-jn4d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GM ECO TEC 2.4L (registry code 30900, https://openairdocs.org/engine/gm-eco-tec-2-4l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLES D WALKER WALKER CURTISS JN4D
- Reported engine: GM ECO TEC 2.4L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,113 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230515010619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED 3 1-HOUR FLIGHTS ON RETURN FROM AIRSHOW AT SCOTT A.F.B. REFUELED AIRCRAFT AT MADISONVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, KY (K2I0) AND DEPARTED FOR HOME STATION OF BOWLING GREEN, KY. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, AT 1500 FT. AGL, WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATION THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATION. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT AT RE-START, ENGINE STARTED AND ATTAINED FULL POWER FOR APPROX. 10 SECONDS BEFORE CEASING OPERATION AGAIN. ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS AT RE-START FAILED, PILOT BEGAN SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE AREA TO TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT SELECTED A ROUGH, OPEN FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH BOUNCED AND THEN SETTLED TO THE GROUND AGAIN. ON SECOND TOUCH DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHICH STOPPED ITS MOTION IMMEDIATELY. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTACTED AUTHORITIES.

## 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 ERA23LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA231), May 15, 2023: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D (N8262), Greenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of an electrical wire that powered the ignition module, rendering the ignition system inoperative, and resulting in the total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8262 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170812013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812013359A), Aug 12, 2017: Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D (N8262), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off on runway 3AT bwg initiated a left turn and could not recover, striking trees outside of airport perimeter fence and impacting ground…

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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