# Accident 19851005049059A: Tmpson NAVION*, Tallahassee, FL, October 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1985, 14:22 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4505° N, 84.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4505&lon=-84.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4007K-1989-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E1853
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005049059A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AFTER LOSS OF LEFT MAIN GEAR.  FOUND OVERLOAD FRACTURE OF MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA006), Oct 5, 1985: North American Navion (N4007K), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4007K (1)

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

- [Accident 19870531017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531017209A), May 31, 1987: Tmpson NAVION* (N4007K), Defuniak Spring, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Struck trees on forced landing. Was using auto fuel without STC. Possible vapor lock.

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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