# Accident 20060828025589A: Tmpson NAVIONA, El Centro, CA, August 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2006, 10:06 local time
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Airport: Douthitt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7889° N, 115.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7889&lon=-115.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947A-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828025589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND WITNESS ON THE GROUND STATE THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING FULL POWER AT THE END OF THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAD NORMAL FUEL PRESSURE AND FULL RPM (APPROX. 2500) WITH A SMOOTH ENGINE, HE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSITION, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS FACE. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA274), Aug 28, 2006: North American Navion A (N947A), El Centro, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff, as a result of air being sucked into the fuel system due to a worn fuel selector valve stem and a bent detent ring.

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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