# Accident 20240228004259A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Sacramento, CA, February 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2024, 10:55 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5129° N, 121.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5129&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR HUOSAI  6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240228004259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N75481 (1)

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

- [Incident 20140925016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140925016949I), Sep 25, 2014: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N75481), Price, UT, Minor damage. The pilot landed and raised the flaps. While almost stopped he started to turn left onto a taxiway when the landing gear slowly collapsed. Pilot claims the…

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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