# Incident 19891012056579I: Tmpson NAVIONA, Pittsburgh, PA, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 09:50 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4820K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4820K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,183 total, 2,180 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012056579I

## Narrative

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

NOISE AND UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY. FOUND BROKEN ROD END.

## Other reports on N4820K (1)

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

- [Incident 20070429006819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429006819I), Apr 29, 2007: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4820K), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) At 1541E, N4820K, a navion, was at the lower west ramp and starting to taxi to runway 28 when the gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the pilot…

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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