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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Richmond, KY · June 2, 2025

Date
June 2, 2025 · 13:30 local
Place
Richmond, KY
Airport
Central Kentucky Regional Airp
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N314KY
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
451 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.

According to pilot's statement: during level flight the pilot noticed a decrease in engine power without corresponding movement of the throttle. The pilot informed ATC of loss of engine power and requested to turn back and land. ATC vectored the pilot to the nearest suitable airport for landing. On downwind, the pilot reported having trouble maintaining pattern altitude and receiving ecu a and b failures. The pilot did a power off 180 to final to a landing and taxied as directed to parking. The pilot reported when in parking, the aircraft started shaking violently before engine shutdown. After engine shutdown, the pilot and ground personnel noticed engine oil covering the underside of the aircraft from engine cowling to the aircraft's tail. There were no injuries and no post incident fire or damage to airport property.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT'S STATEMENT: DURING LEVEL FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER WITHOUT CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT INFORMED ATC OF LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND REQUESTED TO TURN BACK AND LAND. ATC VECTORED THE PILOT TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING PATTERN ALTITUDE AND RECEIVING ECU A AND B FAILURES. THE PILOT DID A POWER OFF 180 TO FINAL TO A LANDING AND TAXIED AS DIRECTED TO PARKING. THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN IN PARKING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT AND GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED ENGINE OIL COVERING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM ENGINE COWLING TO THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST INCIDENT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.