# Incident 20040308002569I: Tmpson NAVIONA, Miami, FL, March 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5040K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 160 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040308002569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/OWNER WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD. HE STATED HE WAS DOING SO IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THE THREE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS WITHIN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS SO AS TO MEET CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS OF FAR. HE STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND WAS PREPARING FOR HIS FINAL LANDING WHEN A NEARBY BANNER TOWING AIRCRAFT DISTRACTED HIS ATTENTION, THUS HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N5040K (1)

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

- [Accident 19830627027139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627027139A), Jun 27, 1983: Tmpson NAVIONA (N5040K), Kenedy, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed gear up in a rough field. Possible fuel problem.

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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