# Accident 20000514010789A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Peachtree City, GA, May 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2000, 19:04 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3801° N, 84.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3801&lon=-84.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903E-2018-01-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000514010789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOOK OFF FROM FALCON (FFC) ON RWY 31, STARTED TO TURN CROSSWIND AT 1400 MSL. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, NO BACKFIRE OR HAD ANY MISSING.  INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, COULD HEAR THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP RUNNING AND FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE IN THE GREEN ARC.  PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING.  STARTER WAS ENGAGED, ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER.  AT THIS TIME, OPEN FIELD WAS BEING SELECTED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.  ONE MORE ATTEMPT ON STARTING THE ENGINE FAILED. THEY LANDED IN THE WOODS.  NO FUEL LEAKS AND NO FIRE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT CHANCE THE OPNE FIELD AND THAT THEYWARE GOING TO LAND IN THE TREES. (THE PILOT DID NOT WANT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT)

## 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 MIA00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA157), May 14, 2000: Navion L-17B (N4903E), Sharpsburg, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to debris (aluminum) from an undetermined source found in the engine-driven fuel pump cavity resulting in the shearing of the hollow pump fuel shaft, and subsequent…

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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