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FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION B · Marathon, FL · July 15, 2007

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Date
July 15, 2007 · 12:15 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Airport
The Florida Keys Marathon
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5436K
Reported as
Tmpson Navionb
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total19 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N5436KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2336B · Built 1951Airframe modelRyan NAVION BEngine modelLycoming GO-435C&D seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 15, 2007, the pilot privacy data omitted attempted to land his navion, registered as N5436K, using runway 07 at mth. The pilot, privacy data omitted the PIC, with one occupant. The right main landing gear did not extend/lower during the approach to the airport. The PIC, privacy data omitted completed several attempts to operate the landing gear using normal, and emergency lowering procedure. During the approach to land at mth, the PIC completed several fly bys in the airport traffic pattern, including communication with ground personnel. The PIC also reported one additional aircraft flew past N5436K, to visually observe the landing gear position on N5436K. The aircraft touched down with approximately 3/4 runway remaining. The pilot privacy data omitted indicated the landing was smooth and straight down runway 07 at mth, and the aircraft slid off the runway to the right, resting approximately half off the runway with damage to the aircraft belly, and main landing gear (MLG) doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS NAVION, REGISTERED AS N5436K, USING RUNWAY 07 AT MTH. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PIC, WITH ONE OCCUPANT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND/LOWER DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMPLETED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO OPERATE THE LANDING GEAR USING NORMAL, AND EMERGENCY LOWERING PROCEDURE. DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT MTH, THE PIC COMPLETED SEVERAL FLY BYS IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, INCLUDING COMMUNICATION WITH GROUND PERSONNEL. THE PIC ALSO REPORTED ONE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT FLEW PAST N5436K, TO VISUALLY OBSERVE THE LANDING GEAR POSITION ON N5436K. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 3/4 RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 07 AT MTH, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, RESTING APPROXIMATELY HALF OFF THE RUNWAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, AND MAIN LANDING GEAR (MLG) DOORS.