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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION · Kent, WA · May 3, 1992

Date: May 3, 1992 · 14:15 local
Place: Kent, WA
Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N91768
Reported as: Tmpson NAVION*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 487 total370 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N91768Registered now · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-485 · Built 1947 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear handle popped out of the safety lock. Nose gear collapsed. Aborted the flight.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR HANDLE POPPED OUT OF THE SAFETY LOCK. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ABORTED THE FLIGHT.