# Incident 20170127000579I: North American NAVION, Andrews, TX, January 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3213° N, 102.5518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3213&lon=-102.5518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8678H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678H) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170127000579I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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