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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION A · Jackpot, NV · October 12, 2003

Date: October 12, 2003 · 11:19 local
Place: Jackpot, NV
Airport: Jackpot Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4878K
Reported as: Tmpson Naviona
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 890 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4878KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION AS/N NAV-4-1878 · Built 1949 Airframe modelRyan NAVION A Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) When the pilot entered downwind to land on runway 33, he observed another aircraft in the pattern and extended the downwind to compensate for the other aircraft. Consequently, he failed to lower his landing gear as he normally would on downwind and landed gear up. He failed to follow his landing checklist as a backup. The aircraft sustained damage only to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN THE PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33, HE OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AND EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND TO COMPENSATE FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. CONSEQUENTLY, HE FAILED TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR AS HE NORMALLY WOULD ON DOWNWIND AND LANDED GEAR UP. HE FAILED TO FOLLOW HIS LANDING CHECKLIST AS A BACKUP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ONLY TO THE PROPELLER.