# Accident 20100919048209A: Navion NAVION G, East Dublin, GA, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 13:26 local time
- Place: East Dublin, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5644° N, 82.9853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5644&lon=-82.9853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2448T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA487) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919048209A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A SURGE IN THE ENGINE NOISE, AND NOTICED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO THE REDLINE; THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT GEAR-UP LANDING IN A OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND AIRFRAME AFT OF THE REAR PAX SEAT BULKHEAD. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A MINOR CUT ON HIS LEFT FOREARM WHEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE HAD FOUR CRACKS IN THE CRANKCASE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH BELOW THE NO. FIVE CYLINDER BASE. THE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE DIPSTICK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL RESIDUE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE OIL DRAIN VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN AND LOCKED POSITION. A RED CAP WAS INSTALLED ON THE OIL DRAIN LINE DOWNSTREAM OF THE OIL DRAIN VALVE.

## 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 ERA10LA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA487), Sep 19, 2010: Navion Navion G (N2448T), Dublin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the oil drain plug after changing the engine oil, which resulted in oil starvation and an engine failure during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N2448T (1)

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

- [Incident 20050331014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050331014219I), Mar 31, 2005: Tmpson NAVIONG (N2448T), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot operated navion, N2448T, under IFR, in VMC, from bloomington, Indiana to Rockford, Illinois on March 31, 2005. The nose wheel collapsed during the…

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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