# Accident 20150723012289A: North American NAVION, Waynesboro, VA, July 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0739° N, 78.9494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0739&lon=-78.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91418, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91418-2016-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185-3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 29 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150723012289A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXECUTED A TAKE OFF WITH AIRPLANE AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.  AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ACCELERATING SLOWLY.  AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AND REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT.   AFTER IT PASSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT TAIL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS, THEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.  IT THEN BECAME AIRBORNE A SECOND TIME IN GROUND EFFECT AND CONTACTED THE TAIL WITH THE GRASS AGAIN.  IT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN A THIRD TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 12 FT AGL  AND STRUCK SMALL TREES AND BRUSH AT THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A PASTURE, STRUCK AN EARTHEN DAM, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A SHALLOW POND.

PILOT DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA15LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA282), Jul 23, 2015: North American Navion (N91418), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's early rotation of the airplane and his failure to attain a positive climb rate during takeoff with the airplane near its aft center of gravity limit from a runway with little margin for…

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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