# Accident 20240407003749A: Snyder Robert L CHALLENGER II, Hendresonville, NC, April 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2024, 09:55 local time
- Place: Hendresonville, NC
- Airport: Hendersonville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3187° N, 82.4610° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3187&lon=-82.4610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snyder Robert L CHALLENGER II (registry code 05617NJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-robert-l-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNYDER ROBERT L CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 175 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240407003749A

## Narrative

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

04/07/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1355Z, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT(0A7) ON A NORTHLY HEADING FROM THE GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 33. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROGICAL CONDITIONS WITH A CLEAR SKY AND THE WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS, AS REPORTED BY THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KAVL).

THE PILOT STATED THAT A TURN WAS INITIATED TO THE LEFT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 41 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT'S RPMS DROPPED.

THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN AROUND TREES, COMING TO REST ON THE BACK SIDE OF A HOUSE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET WEST OF THE GRASS STRIP'S RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED FACING 120 DEGREES TRUE NORTH AND THE FUSELAGE WAS SUSPENDED IN THE AIR SUPPORTED BY THE WINGS AND THE TAIL THAT WERE RESTING ON THE HOUSE.

THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL AND THE FUEL LINES FROM TANK TO ENGINE APPEARED TO BE CLEAR WITH A BLUE TINT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE AND PORCH, THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND RAN IT TO POWER.

NO ENGINE ISSUES NOTED AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION.

SAS TASK #T-EA68-FY24-0977

## 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 ERA24LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA169), Apr 7, 2024: Snyder Robert L Challenger II (N381RS), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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