# Incident 20050517019349I: Tmpson NAVION*, Charlottesville, VA, May 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2005, 13:10 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4223K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4223K-2021-01-30) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 46 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517019349I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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