# Incident 19780407008729I: Tmpson NAVIONA, Wheeling, IL, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978, 21:58 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4975K-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 1,094 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407008729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N4975K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810621037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621037129A), Jun 21, 1981: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4975K), West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. Witness started aircraft. Lifted off early and climbed steep. Then settled back on wing tip, was able to go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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