20160927018099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan NAVION B · Lynchburg, VA · September 27, 2016

Date
September 27, 2016 · 17:58 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5327K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA333
Reported as
Ryan Navion B
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,014 total

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.

The engine stopped producing power due to catastrophic failure. During landing, the aircraft struck a fence post on right wing causing damage to monocoque structure.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST ON RIGHT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO MONOCOQUE STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.