# Accident 19981020030409A: Tmpson NAVIONA, East Moriches, NY, October 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8100° N, 72.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8100&lon=-72.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4529K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4529K-2008-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,927 total, 60 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981020030409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT 1N2 & IMPACTED RUNWAY AFTER PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT & APPLIED POWER FOR GO AROUND, BUT IMPACTED RUNWAY WITH POWER. (ABOVE FROM -23) (.4) THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT/OWNER TOOK OFF WITH THE WINDS FROM 330 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 18 KNOTS. AFTER PRACTICING IN THE LOCAL TRAINING AREA, THEY FLEW TO ANOTHER AIRPORT 31 MILES TO THE EAST. AFTER ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEY NOTICED THE WINDSOCK FAVORING RUNWAY 36 AND ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE 5 KNOTS. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST, AND A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED. THROUGHOUT THE GO-AROUND AND TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE STUDENT AND CFI DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGES IN THE WIND. ON DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY, THE CFI STATED THAT THE '(AIR)SPEED NEEDLE JUMPED FROM 75 TO 60 AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED SINKING IN A PRE-STALL CONFIGURATION. BEFORE THE STUDENT HAD TIME TO REACT, I PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE ENOUGH (AIR) SPEED WHILE TELLING HIM TO ADD POWER.' THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION OFF T                                                  HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA011), Oct 20, 1998: Ryan NAVION-A (N4529K), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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