# Incident 20010821020429I: Tmpson NAVIONB, Van Nuys, CA, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 05:05 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5287K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5287K-2021-07-31) (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 GO435
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821020429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RECEIVED INFORMAL INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE VAN NUYS TOWER. THE REPORT IDENTIFIED NAVION N5287K AS HAVING MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. IC CONTACTED THE PILOT OF N5287K AND HE REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENGINE BREAK IN FLIGHT, THE THIRD SINCE INSTALLATION OF AN OVERHAULED ENGINE, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING AND THE OIL TEMP WAS RISING RAPIDLY. HE WAS PLANNING TO LAND AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT BUT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT.  AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE.  THE LYCOMING GO-435 ENGINE HAD 6.5 HOURS ON IT SINCE OVERHAUL. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE OIL FILTER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THE SHOP THAT OVERHAULED IF FOR REPAIR.

## Other reports on N5287K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000903029519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000903029519I), Sep 3, 2000: Tmpson NAVIONB (N5287K), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft landed runway 12 at Whiteman and rolled to the end of the runway and went into the grass on west side of runway. Damage to prop. No injuries. On…

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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