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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION B · Joplin, MO · April 3, 2004

Date: April 3, 2004 · 10:34 local
Place: Joplin, MO
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5223K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA098
Reported as: Tmpson Navionb
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total300 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N5223KRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Navion NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2123B Airframe modelNavion NAVION B

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What happened

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

(-23) The airplane was maneuvering for a three-mile final approach to runway 36 at Joplin, when the engine failed. The pilot said it seemed to be fuel starvation, since he could not restart it. Examination of the engine revealed nothing that would prevent it from running. There was no fuel in the injection system downstream of the fuel pump. The pump was operational, fuel was available in all the tanks, and the selector was on the main tank. The pilot elected to land on a highway, but was forced to make a downwind approach due to vehicular traffic. The aircraft stalled as the pilot maneuvered to avoid a car, and a hard landing broke off the left main gear, and collapsed the nose gear. Engine lost power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS MANEUVERING FOR A THREE-MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT JOPLIN, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SAID IT SEEMED TO BE FUEL STARVATION, SINCE HE COULD NOT RESTART IT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NOTHING THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM RUNNING. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE INJECTION SYSTEM DOWNSTREAM OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP WAS OPERATIONAL, FUEL WAS AVAILABLE IN ALL THE TANKS, AND THE SELECTOR WAS ON THE MAIN TANK. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY, BUT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND APPROACH DUE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID A CAR, AND A HARD LANDING BROKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. ENGINE LOST POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJoplin, MOThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The posts, unsuitable terrain and signs were factors to the accident.Apr 3, 2004 · Substantial damage