# Incident 20050331014219I: Tmpson NAVIONG, Rockford, IL, March 31, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2005, 13:02 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2448T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,465 total, 437 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/20050331014219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OPERATED NAVION, N2448T, UNDER IFR, IN VMC, FROM BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA TO ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ON MARCH 31, 2005. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING AT ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE COLLAPSE WAS DUE TO HIS HARD LANDING WHICH ITSELF WAS PRECIPITATED BY GUSTY CROSSWINDS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOT REPORT.

## Other reports on N2448T (1)

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

- [Accident 20100919048209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919048209A), Sep 19, 2010: Navion NAVION G (N2448T), East Dublin, GA, Substantial damage. During cruise flight, the pilot heard a surge in the engine noise, and noticed engine oil pressure dropping to the redline; the engine experienced a loss of…

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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