# Accident 20050813024809A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Zeeland, MI, August 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2005, 11:04 local time
- Place: Zeeland, MI
- Airport: Ottawa Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8172° N, 85.9281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8172&lon=-85.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8828H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8828H-2007-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050813024809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM OTTAWA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (Z98), MI. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FROM 200 FEET AND STRUCK GROUND EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 020. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM IMPACT AND ARE HOSPITALIZED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA233), Aug 13, 2005: North American Navion A (L-17B) (N8828H), Zeeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power after takeoff due to a fuel selector valve leak and low altitude and low airspeed at the time of power loss. A factor was the recommended maintenance service for the fuel…

## Other reports on N8828H (2)

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

- [Incident 19960115001359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960115001359I), Jan 15, 1996: Tmpson NAVIONA (N8828H), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on final touch and go, the nose wheel settled to the pavement as the aircraft's landing roll slowed. The pilot recalls the airplane rolled on the…
- [Incident 19910902044069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902044069I), Sep 2, 1991: Tmpson NAVIONA (N8828H), Eutaw, AL, Minor damage. Left main tire and wheel broke off on landing rollout. Veered off runway.

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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