# Accident 20070830018529A: Tmpson NAVIONH, Atlantic, IA, August 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2007, 12:45 local time
- Place: Atlantic, IA
- Airport: Atlantic Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4036° N, 95.0486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4036&lon=-95.0486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2540T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2540T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION H (registry code 6150122, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,544 total, 70 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070830018529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ADVISED HE LANDED HARD AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS HAD NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI07CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA285), Aug 30, 2007: Navion Navion H (N2540T), Atlantic, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and touchdown during landing resulting in overload failure of the left main landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction due to the unlatched cabin door.

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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