20150127001279I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION B · San Diego, CA · January 27, 2015

Date: January 27, 2015 · 15:20 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Gillespie Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N567K
Reported as: Ryan Navion B
Reported engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N567KRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2017 · Ryan NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2185B · Built 1950 Airframe modelRyan NAVION B Engine modelLycoming GO-435C&D 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.

On final pilot confirmed runway insight, landing gear lights green. Landing was on the mains and then the nose wheel touched down and pilot used aerodynamic braking to slow the aircraft. The aircraft slowed to a turn off speed and started turning toward the taxiway exit. While turning, the nose of the aircraft started to slowly descend until the cowling was resting on the ground and the prop stop. The prop struck the ground. Causing severe damage to the prop. The gear shows no damage. The nose gear needs to be swung to determine cause. Aircraft is at hangar in order to troubleshoot the nose landing gear problem.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL PILOT CONFIRMED RUNWAY INSIGHT, LANDING GEAR LIGHTS GREEN. LANDING WAS ON THE MAINS AND THEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND PILOT USED AERODYNAMIC BRAKING TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A TURN OFF SPEED AND STARTED TURNING TOWARD THE TAXIWAY EXIT. WHILE TURNING, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLOWLY DESCEND UNTIL THE COWLING WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND AND THE PROP STOP. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE GEAR SHOWS NO DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR NEEDS TO BE SWUNG TO DETERMINE CAUSE. AIRCRAFT IS AT HANGAR IN ORDER TO TROUBLESHOOT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM.