Accidents
Successful Landing after Cirrus Vision Jet Engine Failure
Pilot elected not to use the parachute and glided to Athens Airport

The pilot flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet made a successful emergency landing on June 2 at Athens-Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) in Georgia after the single-engine jet’s Williams International FJ33-5A engine failed at about 11,000 feet. According to FlightAware, the Vision Jet departed from Greene County Regional Airport (KCPP) in Greensboro, Georgia.

The jet—N129KA—is a 2024 G2+ model, according to a listing on brokerage Lone Mountain Aircraft, with 256 hours TT at the time of the listing.