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FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION G · Knox, IN · September 19, 2004

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Date
September 19, 2004 · 20:00 local
Place
Knox, IN
Airport
Starke County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2453T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI04LA262
Reported as
Tmpson Naviong
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total700 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N2453TRegistered now · Navion NAVION GS/N NAV-4-2453 · Built 1962Airframe modelNavion NAVION GEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was on approach to koxi from plymouth mi. At approximately 20:00 and 2,000 ft. altitude, pilot felt sideways jolt and noticed lights came on EGT scanner. Pilot reported the engine seized. Pilot did not attempt to re-start and brough gear down successfully and left flaps in full up position. Pilot originally planned to land on runway 36R but made an emergency approach to runway 18L instead. The aircraft made impact in a soybean field approximately 1/4 mile from the runway near hwy 250. The pilot disembarked from the aircraft and called 911 on his cell phone. He was taken to the hospital by a passerby and suffered injuries to the head and chest. The pilot was released from the hospital that night. The on site FAA investigation revealed that the aircraft came to rest approximately 150 ft. from first impact. The nose gear collapsed at 57 feet from original impact. The aircraft came to rest in a ditch perpendicular and adjacent to hwy 250. The nose of aircraft was partially buried into an embankment and the engine was inaccessible. The left tip tank was almost empty. The right tank had some fuel. The fuel management system read 26 gallons. The fuel selector was on "main".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO KOXI FROM PLYMOUTH MI. AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 AND 2,000 FT. ALTITUDE, PILOT FELT SIDEWAYS JOLT AND NOTICED LIGHTS CAME ON EGT SCANNER. PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RE-START AND BROUGH GEAR DOWN SUCCESSFULLY AND LEFT FLAPS IN FULL UP POSITION. PILOT ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36R BUT MADE AN EMERGENCY APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18L INSTEAD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE IMPACT IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY NEAR HWY 250. THE PILOT DISEMBARKED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED 911 ON HIS CELL PHONE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY A PASSERBY AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST. THE PILOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT. THE ON SITE FAA INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. FROM FIRST IMPACT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT 57 FEET FROM ORIGINAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH PERPENDICULAR AND ADJACENT TO HWY 250. THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE ENGINE WAS INACCESSIBLE. THE LEFT TIP TANK WAS ALMOST EMPTY. THE RIGHT TANK HAD SOME FUEL. THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM READ 26 GALLONS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON "MAIN".

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 CHI04LA262Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKnox, INA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the unsuitable terrain encountered, the dark night conditions, and the ditch.Sep 20, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2453T · 1

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

Accident 19731205040279AInitial Approach-IFR · Salem, ORPlt allowed acft to descend below initial fix altitude. Acft hit tree,cont to dest & lnd ok.Dec 5, 1973 · Substantial damage