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FAA incident report · FX Consulting EVOLUTION · Madras, OR · September 24, 2025

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Date
September 24, 2025 · 10:50 local
Place
Madras, OR
Airport
Madras Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N167FX
Reported as
FX Consulting Evolution
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,605 total303 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N167FXRegistered now · FX Consulting EVOLUTIONS/N EVO-0090 · Built 2018Airframe modelFX Consulting EVOLUTIONEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The pilot in command was performing a simulated engine out landing with a safety pilot. The pilot flew to the “high key” location at S33, descended to the “low key”, then flew the approach to runway 16 and landed as if the engine was off. In this situation, the propeller was not feathered, and the power control was set to idle producing roughly 120 ft. pounds of torque to simulate “engine out, feathered”. The pilot's stated typical landing is at 200 ft. lbs, pulling the power control back to idle in flare. Upon flare of the simulated engine out landing the pilot pulled back on the power control as normal to set for idle. When the power control did not move, he gripped harder and unintentionally activated the safety mechanism allowing the power control to move into beta while still in flare. Immediately, the aircraft fell out of flare to the runway landing hard causing the nose gear bottom third to break away from the nose strut. Then causing the propeller to strike the runway. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft down the centerline lightly applying breaks and using friction to reduce speed. The pilot was able to turn the aircraft off the runway at the first taxiway entrance coming to a stop just off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING WITH A SAFETY PILOT. THE PILOT FLEW TO THE “HIGH KEY” LOCATION AT S33, DESCENDED TO THE “LOW KEY”, THEN FLEW THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AND LANDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS OFF. IN THIS SITUATION, THE PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED, AND THE POWER CONTROL WAS SET TO IDLE PRODUCING ROUGHLY 120 FT. POUNDS OF TORQUE TO SIMULATE “ENGINE OUT, FEATHERED”. THE PILOT'S STATED TYPICAL LANDING IS AT 200 FT. LBS, PULLING THE POWER CONTROL BACK TO IDLE IN FLARE. UPON FLARE OF THE SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE POWER CONTROL AS NORMAL TO SET FOR IDLE. WHEN THE POWER CONTROL DID NOT MOVE, HE GRIPPED HARDER AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACTIVATED THE SAFETY MECHANISM ALLOWING THE POWER CONTROL TO MOVE INTO BETA WHILE STILL IN FLARE. IMMEDIATELY, THE AIRCRAFT FELL OUT OF FLARE TO THE RUNWAY LANDING HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR BOTTOM THIRD TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE NOSE STRUT. THEN CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE CENTERLINE LIGHTLY APPLYING BREAKS AND USING FRICTION TO REDUCE SPEED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY ENTRANCE COMING TO A STOP JUST OFF THE RUNWAY.