# Accident 20160730008969A: Ryan NAVION B, Manitowoc, WI, July 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1297° N, 87.6825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1297&lon=-87.6825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5294K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5294K-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-550-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730008969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKE OFF CLIMB OUT WHEN ENGINE QUIT.  PILOT LANDED ON WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH GEAR COLLAPSE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN TRANSITION.

## 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 CEN16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA296), Jul 30, 2016: Ryan Navion B (N5294K), Manitowoc, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak in the gascolator due to degraded rubber gaskets, which allowed air to enter the fuel system and resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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