20240228004259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nanchang China CJ-6A · Sacramento, CA · February 28, 2024

Date
February 28, 2024 · 10:55 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75481
Reported as
Nanchang China CJ-6A
Reported engine
Amateur-built HUOSAI-6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,631 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was cleared to land runway 20. Pilot thought he put landing gear down at 2 NM final. Flaps went down at 1 NM final. Pilot felt something wrong shortly before touchdown. Pilot did not mention any gear warning sound from the cockpit. Aircraft shows damage under the fuselage, propellers, and flaps.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 20. PILOT THOUGHT HE PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN AT 2 NM FINAL. FLAPS WENT DOWN AT 1 NM FINAL. PILOT FELT SOMETHING WRONG SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PILOT DID NOT MENTION ANY GEAR WARNING SOUND FROM THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT SHOWS DAMAGE UNDER THE FUSELAGE, PROPELLERS, AND FLAPS.

Other reports on N75481 · 1

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