# Incident 19781228020679I: Tmpson NAVIONB, Buckeye, AZ, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Turkey
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5345K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345K-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 200 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/19781228020679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DROPPED IN ON LANDING. BOUNCED TWICE, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR WAS SECURED DOWN FROM PREVIOUS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5345K (2)

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

- [Accident 19810922060839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922060839A), Sep 22, 1981: Navion NAVIONB (N5345K), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed. Zt engine fire in flight. Indicates pilot overcome by smoke. Dived into ground. Engine worn. Sub-standard repairs.
- [Incident 19780226002029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226002029I), Feb 26, 1978: Tmpson NAVION/ (N5345K), Winslow, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout due to failure of forward bearing in gear retraction link.

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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