Blumer CHALLENGER II SPEC N107BW

Summary

On 26 February 2013 at about 16:30 local time, a Blumer CHALLENGER II SPEC registered N107BW, operated by Blumer James Allen, was involved in an accident near Peoria, Arizona, 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

26 February 2013 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Peoria, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pleasant Valley (P48)

Coordinates

33.8000, -112.2500

Aircraft

Blumer CHALLENGER II SPEC

Registration

N107BW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1991

Engines

1

Operator

Blumer James Allen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peoria → Peoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13LA134

Nobody was injured.

A cracked cooling fan housing, which led to a malfunction of the ignition system and a loss of engine power during the landing approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings. The airplane's engine lost power while on the base leg of the traffic pattern, and the pilot decided to land on a dirt road. He landed uneventfully, but a wing collided with a road sign during the landing roll. The airplane spun off the road into desert terrain and sustained substantial damage to the wing and fuselage. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed a cracked cooling fan housing that likely resulted in misalignment of the magnets in the ignition system, which led to an ignition failure and loss of engine power. The fan housing was not a manufacturer-supplied part.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.