On February 7, 2010, about 0840 mountain standard time, a Nanchang China CJ-6, N6263D, experienced a loss of engine power and force landed in a park near Falcon Field Airport, Mesa, Arizona. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured, and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed Falcon Field, about 0800. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
According to the pilot, about 30 minutes into what was planned to be a 45-minute flight, he began to feel the engine vibrating. He then turned the airplane back to Falcon Field, and as they joined the downwind leg he heard a loud, "bang." The engine then lost power, such that the it was no longer able to maintain altitude. The pilot then made a 180-degree turn with the intention of landing in an adjacent park. During the final approach, he observed someone walking on his intended landing area; he banked the airplane to the left and landed, during the ground roll the airplane collided with a restroom facility on the park property.
During the accident sequence, the right wing, firewall, and forward fuselage structure sustained substantial damage.