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FAA incident report · North American NAVION · Talkeetna, AK · June 28, 2014

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Date
June 28, 2014 · 13:39 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8895H
Reported as
North American Navion
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N8895HRegistered now · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-895 · Built 1947Airframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At 1339 adt a Navion single engine aircraft made a gear up landing at tka. According to the flight service station (fss) employee who was on duty at the time of the incident, the pilot radioed in stating that he was ?10 miles south of tka?. The fss employee stated that the aircraft appeared to have been making a somewhat straight in approach but was higher than normal and fast. The employee watched the approaching aircraft until it was about 500 feet off the ground and then turned their attention to multiple aircraft calling in and relaying ground movements. When the employee looked back all they saw was a large cloud of dust and very little clearance between the aircraft and the runway. The employee did not recall seeing the landing gear system transition from down to up while sliding down the runway.

An inspection of the aircrafts main landing gear did not reveal any damage consistent with the landing gear folding up after landing. When the aircraft was lifted the gear extended and locked into place.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1339 ADT A NAVION SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT TKA. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT RADIOED IN STATING THAT HE WAS ?10 MILES SOUTH OF TKA?. THE FSS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN MAKING A SOMEWHAT STRAIGHT IN APPROACH BUT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND FAST. THE EMPLOYEE WATCHED THE APPROACHING AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 500 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THEN TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT CALLING IN AND RELAYING GROUND MOVEMENTS. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED BACK ALL THEY SAW WAS A LARGE CLOUD OF DUST AND VERY LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RUNWAY. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECALL SEEING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TRANSITION FROM DOWN TO UP WHILE SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE LANDING GEAR FOLDING UP AFTER LANDING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO PLACE.

Other reports on N8895H · 1

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

Accident 20161005021749ALanding: Touchdown · Palmer, AKAircraft was observed by FAA inspectors immediately after the occurrence. A/c was found on r/h side of runway approximately 800' from the approach end with nose pointed approximately 45 degrees right of centerline. Two propeller tips were curled forwards more…Oct 5, 2016 · Substantial damage