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FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION B · Pottsville, PA · July 6, 1996

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Date
July 6, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Pottsville, PA
Airport
Schuylkill Co/ Joe Zerbey Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5269K
Reported as
Tmpson Navionb
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
257 total257 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N5269KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2169BAirframe modelRyan NAVION BEngine modelLycoming GO-435C&D seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on July 6, 1996, at 1100 hours, a navion b, registration number N5269K, registered to truman l. atkinson, made a gear-up landing at Schuylkill county airport (zer), Pottsville, PA, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage, and the certificated private pilot and a passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Schuylkill county airport at 1000 hours. After a one hour pleasure flight, the pilot returned to Schuylkill county airport (zer). On his final approach to runway 29, a witness noticed that the navion had its landing gear up. A warning was transmitted on UNICOM, but not received. The aircraft then landed on runway 29 with its landing gear up. The pilot stated that the aircraft was operating normally, and that the cause of the accident was his own bad judgment. The investigation revealed that the pilot did not have a current medical certificate, or a current flight review. privacy data omitted This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 6, 1996, AT 1100 HOURS, A NAVION B, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5269K, REGISTERED TO TRUMAN L. ATKINSON, MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT (ZER), POTTSVILLE, PA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT AT 1000 HOURS. AFTER A ONE HOUR PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT (ZER). ON HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29, A WITNESS NOTICED THAT THE NAVION HAD ITS LANDING GEAR UP. A WARNING WAS TRANSMITTED ON UNICOM, BUT NOT RECEIVED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 WITH ITS LANDING GEAR UP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS OWN BAD JUDGMENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, OR A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.