Nanchang CJ-6A N62160

Summary

On 3 May 1996 at about 22:15 local time, a Nanchang CJ-6A registered N62160 was involved in an accident near Molalla, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 May 1996 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Molalla, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Skydive (10S)

Coordinates

45.0700, -122.5502

Aircraft

Nanchang CJ-6A

Registration

N62160

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Klamath Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA087

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to adequately plan the approach, and his misjudgment of distance and speed during the landing. The wet runway was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff for a long cross-country ferry flight, he did not think that the engine sounded right and he made a precautionary landing to an airfield. The pilot stated that the runway was wet, and when he applied brakes, the airplane did not slow sufficiently to stop before it traveled off the runway and collided with a ditch. After the accident, the braking system was inspected and no mechanical failure or malfunction was found. The tires displayed a worn spot, and the tread was melted. Later, the pilot reported that he did not feel that the brakes failed. He believed that due to the wet runway and landing long (1,000 feet down the 2,400 foot runway), he was not able to stop the airplane before it ran off the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.