20060128002489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION NAV 4 · Greenville, TN · January 28, 2006

Date
January 28, 2006 · 11:30 local
Place
Greenville, TN
Airport
Greenville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4974W
Reported as
Ryan NAVIONNAV4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
565 total350 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon rollout the left main gear collapsed. Witness stated the aircraft was going down the runway and then the gear just folded. Investigation did not reveal probable cause, mechanics were going to examine landing gear for irregularities. Contacted the navion society and searched their records; hydraulic failure could be a possibility.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THEN THE GEAR JUST FOLDED. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL PROBABLE CAUSE, MECHANICS WERE GOING TO EXAMINE LANDING GEAR FOR IRREGULARITIES. CONTACTED THE NAVION SOCIETY AND SEARCHED THEIR RECORDS; HYDRAULIC FAILURE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.