# Incident 20170223016229I: North American NAVION, Willoughby Hill, OH, February 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2017, 15:45 local time
- Place: Willoughby Hill, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5646° N, 81.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUYAHOGA COUNTY (CGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5646&lon=-81.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8767H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8767H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170223016229I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT RUNWAY 24. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO ADJUST THE DESCENT RATE. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED AGAIN THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 24,  SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND WAS BRIEFLY AIRBORNE BEFORE TOUCHING BACK DOWN JUST WEST OF TAXIWAY ALPHA 1. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 24 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA.

## Other reports on N8767H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820929062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820929062899I), Sep 29, 1982: Navion NAVION* (N8767H), Scotts Valley, CA, Minor damage. Landed with gear unsafe light. Unlocked gear collapsed on landing. Suspect leaking power pack.

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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