# Accident 20010705029259A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Palmbeach, FL, July 5, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 5, 2001, 19:57 local time - Place: Palmbeach, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.7199° N, 80.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7199&lon=-80.0697&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5265K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5265K-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB - Reported engine: LYC GO435C2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 250 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA072) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705029259A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE OR APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. FUEL FOUND IN AIRCRAFT AFTER ACCIDENT 4.5 GALLONS. (.19) ON JULY 05, 2001, AT 1957 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN NAVION B, N5265K, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED ON A BEACH IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LANTANA AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LANTANA AIRPORT TO BREAK-IN A RECENTLY INSTALLED REBUILT ENGINE. AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH NEAR THE AIRPORT. (.4) ON JULY 05, 2001, AT 1957 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN NAVION B, N5265K, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED ON A BEACH IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PER SONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LANTANA AIRPORT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AT 1855 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT , HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LANTANA AIRPORT TO BREAK-IN A RECENTLY INSTALLED REBUILT ENGINE. THE PILOT THEN STATED HE DEPARTED THE PATTERN DUE TO TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT. HE FLEW APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT 3500 FEET. WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED HE LOST FUEL PRESSURE OVER THE SHORELINE. THE ENGINE THEN RAN INTERMITTENTLY AND STOPPED RUNNING. HE THEN MADE A EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH NEAR THE AIRPORT, AND, DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE HAD 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT TAKEOFF. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS TOLD BY THE FBO OPERATOR TO GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK THE AIRPLANE, AND, IF EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, TEST FLY THE AIRPLANE AND BEGIN THE BREAK-IN PROCESS OF THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR STATION THE PILOT ASKED TWO OF ITS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IF THE AIRPLANE WAS FIT FOR FLIGHT. THE MECHANICS TOLD HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO ASK THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON THE AIRPLANE. THE REPAIR STATION STATED THAT DURING THE TIME THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN IN THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, ONGOING REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AS A RESULT OF A ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO LOGBOOK ENTRIES RETURNING THE AIRPLANE TO SERVICE. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON MAY 1, 2000. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS CAPABLE OF HOLDING 40 GALLONS OF FUEL. ON JULY 4, 2001, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED WITH 39.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. WHEN AIRPLANE ARRIVED AT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 242.3 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 246.2 HOURS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE SALT WATER DAMAGE. NO EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED. THE EXACT FUEL QUANTITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED. ## 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 ATL01LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA072), Jul 5, 2001: Ryan Navion B (N5265K), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.