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FAA incident report · North American NAVION · Andrews, TX · January 27, 2017

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Date
January 27, 2017 · 18:00 local
Place
Andrews, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8678H
Reported as
North American Navion
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total
N8678HRegistered now · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-678Airframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he had just purchased the aircraft, N8676H, a North American Navion and was flying it to California. He picked it up from the previous owner in italy, Texas. He said he felt very ill from food poisoning and landed on a ranch North of Andrews, Texas, at about 1800 hours on Friday, January 27, 2017. After landing, the right wing struck a mesquite tree causing damage to the leading edge. The pilot said the leading edge was dented, but not torn or cracked.

The pilot did not initially report the incident. The land owner contacted the sheriff?s office and a deputy reported it to FAA because the pilot wanted to fly the aircraft out of the field on Saturday morning.

The pilot told the deputy sheriff, the aircraft engine was running rough and that is why he landed. He later told the FAA, he landed because he was feeling ill.

Monday morning (January 30, 2017),the pilot stated that he had hired a truck and crew, they disassembled the aircraft on Sunday and the aircraft was enroute to san antonio, Texas on a truck.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT, N8676H, A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION AND WAS FLYING IT TO CALIFORNIA. HE PICKED IT UP FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN ITALY, TEXAS. HE SAID HE FELT VERY ILL FROM FOOD POISONING AND LANDED ON A RANCH NORTH OF ANDREWS, TEXAS, AT ABOUT 1800 HOURS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017. AFTER LANDING, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A MESQUITE TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT SAID THE LEADING EDGE WAS DENTED, BUT NOT TORN OR CRACKED.

THE PILOT DID NOT INITIALLY REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE LAND OWNER CONTACTED THE SHERIFF?S OFFICE AND A DEPUTY REPORTED IT TO FAA BECAUSE THE PILOT WANTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE FIELD ON SATURDAY MORNING.

THE PILOT TOLD THE DEPUTY SHERIFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THAT IS WHY HE LANDED. HE LATER TOLD THE FAA, HE LANDED BECAUSE HE WAS FEELING ILL.

MONDAY MORNING (JANUARY 30, 2017),THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD HIRED A TRUCK AND CREW, THEY DISASSEMBLED THE AIRCRAFT ON SUNDAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS ON A TRUCK.