# Accident 20120609010489A: Navion NAVION A, Rockville, IN, June 9, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 9, 2012, 13:00 local time - Place: Rockville, IN - Airport: Butler Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.7389° N, 87.2194° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7389&lon=-87.2194&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4943K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4943K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION A - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO550B - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA355) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609010489A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE RUNWAY AT BUTLER AIRPORT (IN46), ROCKVILLE, IN, IS A GRASS RUNWAY IDENTIFIED AS BEING 2100 FEET LONG AND ORIENTED MAGNETICALLY AS RUNWAYS 9/27, WITH A FIELD ELEVATION OF 687'. THERE ARE TREES AT THE APPROACH/DEPARTURE ENDS OF BOTH RUNWAYS.BUTLER AIRPORT IS APPROX. 18NM NNE OF TERRE HAUTE INT'L AIRPORT (KHUF), WHERE THE HOURLY WEATHER OBSERVATION AT 12:53 (LOCAL) ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS 'CLEAR' WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY; WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 4 KNOTS; THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEG. F; AND THE KHUF ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 29.99"HG. ON THE FIRST APPROACH-TO-LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 27, THE PILOT HAD TO EXECUTE A 'GO-AROUND' BECAUSE HE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST. HE WENT BACK AROUND FOR A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT AND USED 'FULL FLAPS'. THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE RELATIVELY CALM, ESTIMATING THEM TO BE LESS THAN 4 KNOTS, CONSISTENT WITH THE WIND REPORTED AT KHUF. HE STATED THAT ON HIS SECOND (AND LAST) ATTEMPT, HE WAS STILL HIGH AND FAST, BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND AS HE WAS NEARING THE RUNWAY END, REALIZED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. HE ALSO STATED THAT AT THAT POINT HE HAD NO OTHER OPTIONS (DUE TO THE RUNWAY LENGTH REMAINING AND THE TREES), SO HE WAS JUST RIDING IT OUT TO THE IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE MOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE SLOPE, CROSSED A GRAVEL ROAD, AND IMPACTED SOME SMALL DIAMETER TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION, APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 80 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH BOTH WINGS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND THE BLADES WERE BENT AFT. THE RIGHT TIP TANK (FUEL) WAS SEPARATED FROM THE WING AND LAYING ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE WING. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT, BUT HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE WING FLAPS, LANDING GEAR, AND ENGINE CONTROLS POSITIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A NORMAL LANDING EVENT. ## 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 CEN12CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA355), Jun 9, 2012: Ryan Navion (N4943K), Rockville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Other reports on N4943K (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19791029053379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053379I), Oct 29, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4943K), Grand Rapids, MI. Engine oil pumped overboard due to ruptured prop diaphragm pn B-119. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.