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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION · Shreveport, LA · September 13, 2006

Date: September 13, 2006 · 16:30 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Shreveport Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5183K
Reported as: Ryan Navion
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,500 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N5183KRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Ryan NAVIONS/N NAV-4-2083 · Built 1950 Airframe modelRyan NAVION Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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) Pilot put the gear handle in the down position on entering downwind. A Learjet had taken the runway as pilot was on downwind so pilot lengthened his downwind and stayed at the pattern altitude in order to check the flaps on approach. Pilot turned to final and put 20 degrees of flap and started down. Pilot performed gump check at that time and it showed that the gear handle was down and approximately 10 gallons of fuel. With no electrics I did not have the gear lights. The gear had worked perfectly on the previous landings so the pilot said he had confidence they were down at this time. Aircraft landed gear up with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION ON ENTERING DOWNWIND. A LEARJET HAD TAKEN THE RUNWAY AS PILOT WAS ON DOWNWIND SO PILOT LENGTHENED HIS DOWNWIND AND STAYED AT THE PATTERN ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO CHECK THE FLAPS ON APPROACH. PILOT TURNED TO FINAL AND PUT 20 DEGREES OF FLAP AND STARTED DOWN. PILOT PERFORMED GUMP CHECK AT THAT TIME AND IT SHOWED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN AND APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL. WITH NO ELECTRICS I DID NOT HAVE THE GEAR LIGHTS. THE GEAR HAD WORKED PERFECTLY ON THE PREVIOUS LANDINGS SO THE PILOT SAID HE HAD CONFIDENCE THEY WERE DOWN AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH NO INJURIES.