# Incident 20060317005799I: Tmpson NAVIONA, Sanford, NC, March 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2006
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Sanford-Lee County Regional
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5124K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5124K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060317005799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT TTA AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING RAISED, LIFTING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE GROUND. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT, IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE GRASS MEDIAN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME BACK DOWN ONTO BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLIP/SKID CONTINUING TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE SIDELOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BE TOO GREAT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER TURNING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5124K (1)

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

- [Incident 19940716031099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940716031099I), Jul 16, 1994: Tmpson NAVIONA (N5124K), Asheboro, NC, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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