# Incident 20040606013619I: Tmpson NAVION*, Evansville, IN, June 6, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2004, 09:50 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Skylane Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0119° N, 87.5949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLANE (3EV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0119&lon=-87.5949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4328K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606013619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM THE SKYLANE AIRPORT (3EV) AND WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART BUT WAS TOO LOW IN ALTITUDE TO TRY MUCH ELSE. HE SAW A WHEAT FIELD AND SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH EVANSVILLE APPROACH, BUT NOT IN RADAR CONTACT. HE ADVISED APPROACH OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND THEY NOTIFIED THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ON AND THAT ON SHORT FINAL HE JIGGLED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN. THE FUEL SELECTOR APPEARED TO BE IN BETWEEN THE "MAIN AND AUX" POSITION. HE DECIDED THAT HE WAS TOO LOW AND WAS COMMITTED TO THE FIELD AND ELECTED TO LAND. ONCE ON THE GROUND AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES NOTED, THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RAN FINE. THE PILOT'S MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW FOR IDLE, BUT SUFFICIENT FOR ALL OTHER PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE MECHANIC ADJUSTED THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE IDLE SETTING. THE INDIANA STATE POLICE AND THE LOCAL COUNTY SHERIFF WERE BOTH DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. BOTH PARTIES AGREED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE STATE POLICE OFFICER, TRAINED IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, AGREED THAT THE WHEAT FIELD WAS SUITABLE TO BE SAFELY FLOWN OUT OF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD ON 6/7/04 AND RETURNED TO SKYLANE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N4328K (1)

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

- [Incident 20260504005589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260504005589I), May 4, 2026: Ryan NAVION (N4328K), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. Student departed kawo after completion of flight review ground. CFI (PIC) observed student correctly use a checklist and verify function of the gear indicator…

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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