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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Navion NAVION A · Canadian, TX · June 21, 2013

Date: June 21, 2013 · 16:15 local
Place: Canadian, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N285HP
Reported as: Navion Navion A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,033 total920 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N285HPRegistered now · Navion NAVION AS/N NAV-4-1968 · Built 1949 Airframe modelNavion NAVION A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 21, 2013 at approximately 1500 and 1700 CDT, N285HP a Navion, was a part 91 flight from john c tune (jwn), nashville, TN. The pilot planned to utilize the under seat auxiliary fuel tank for 25 minutes when the aircraft engine failed to produce power during cruise flight approximately 23 minutes after switch to that tank. The pilot successfully performed an emergency off-field landing.

The pilot performed a walk around and a satisfactory full engine run up.

The pilot decided to depart the field. During takeoff the pilot encountered a gust of wind from the south caused the aircraft to veer to the right impacting a fence post. The pilot decided to fly gear down to hemphill county airport (hhf) approximately 10.5 miles east of the airport. The aircraft engine again failed to produce power and the pilot performed another off field landing. The pilot sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 21, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 AND 1700 CDT, N285HP A NAVION, WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM JOHN C TUNE (JWN), NASHVILLE, TN. THE PILOT PLANNED TO UTILIZE THE UNDER SEAT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK FOR 25 MINUTES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 23 MINUTES AFTER SWITCH TO THAT TANK. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY OFF-FIELD LANDING.

THE PILOT PERFORMED A WALK AROUND AND A SATISFACTORY FULL ENGINE RUN UP.

THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART THE FIELD. DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE SOUTH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT IMPACTING A FENCE POST. THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY GEAR DOWN TO HEMPHILL COUNTY AIRPORT (HHF) APPROXIMATELY 10.5 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AGAIN FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER AND THE PILOT PERFORMED ANOTHER OFF FIELD LANDING. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.