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FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION · Charlottesville, VA · May 17, 2005

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Date
May 17, 2005 · 13:10 local
Place
Charlottesville, VA
Airport
Charlottesville-Albemarle
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4223K
Reported as
Tmpson NAVION*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,150 total46 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days
N4223KRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Ryan NAVIONS/N NAV-4-1223 · Built 1948Airframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During an emergency landing onto runway 3 at cho, the aircraft nose gear collapsed in the grass after attempting to turn right onto taxiway delta at approximately 13:10 local time. While enroute to swf the pilot stated that he encountered an electrical failure near cho. The pilot was unable to contact ATC and elected to make an emergency landing. The pilot reported "I flared and slowed and touched down and approximately 60 KIAS. I passed charlie taxiway and was still going too fast so I went on to delta taxiway. I was about 5 feet to the left of centerline and added right pedal to turn onto the taxiway. I started the turn and then pedal got "tight". I just added more pressure but the plane would not turn anymore. At this point I realized there was a problem and I took the pressure off of the right pedal to go between two taxi lights. I released the brakes so I could ensure I would roll off the asphalt. It looked like a very level field and I did not think there would be a problem. As I went off the hard surface, I felt a large bump and then a couple of seconds later it felt like the gear collapsed and the prop struck the ground and the engine cut off." The aircraft was moved off the runway to the general aviation ramp with the nose of the aircraft supported with aircraft tires. The owner is still coordinating for maintenance to occur but it will not occur until a serviceable engine and propeller become available. Unable to determine if mechanical irregularities exist with the aircraft steering system at this time. The new owner will advise when repairs are to be made to the aircraft so that aircraft steering and electrical system can be inspected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO RUNWAY 3 AT CHO, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE GRASS AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO TAXIWAY DELTA AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10 LOCAL TIME. WHILE ENROUTE TO SWF THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE NEAR CHO. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED "I FLARED AND SLOWED AND TOUCHED DOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 60 KIAS. I PASSED CHARLIE TAXIWAY AND WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST SO I WENT ON TO DELTA TAXIWAY. I WAS ABOUT 5 FEET TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND ADDED RIGHT PEDAL TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. I STARTED THE TURN AND THEN PEDAL GOT "TIGHT". I JUST ADDED MORE PRESSURE BUT THE PLANE WOULD NOT TURN ANYMORE. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND I TOOK THE PRESSURE OFF OF THE RIGHT PEDAL TO GO BETWEEN TWO TAXI LIGHTS. I RELEASED THE BRAKES SO I COULD ENSURE I WOULD ROLL OFF THE ASPHALT. IT LOOKED LIKE A VERY LEVEL FIELD AND I DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM. AS I WENT OFF THE HARD SURFACE, I FELT A LARGE BUMP AND THEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER IT FELT LIKE THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF." THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED WITH AIRCRAFT TIRES. THE OWNER IS STILL COORDINATING FOR MAINTENANCE TO OCCUR BUT IT WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL A SERVICEABLE ENGINE AND PROPELLER BECOME AVAILABLE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES EXIST WITH THE AIRCRAFT STEERING SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. THE NEW OWNER WILL ADVISE WHEN REPAIRS ARE TO BE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT SO THAT AIRCRAFT STEERING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAN BE INSPECTED.