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FAA accident report · North American NAVION G · Lake Wales, FL · April 6, 2017

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Date
April 6, 2017 · 21:35 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Lake Wales Muncipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2482T
Reported as
North American Navion G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N2482TRegistered now · North American NAVION GS/N NAV-4-2482Airframe modelNorth American NAVION GEngine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was landing at Lake Wales runway 6. The landing was smooth and uneventful. After touchdown the plane rolled about 100 feet or so and the nose gear collapsed. The engine was at idle at the time of the collapse. Minor damage to the aircraft skin. Landing gear doors damaged, however further investigation revealed the firewall has a large tear (approximately 4 inches) right side, just right of where exhuast pipe support bracket mounts to the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING AT LAKE WALES RUNWAY 6. THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE ROLLED ABOUT 100 FEET OR SO AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN. LANDING GEAR DOORS DAMAGED, HOWEVER FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FIREWALL HAS A LARGE TEAR (APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES) RIGHT SIDE, JUST RIGHT OF WHERE EXHUAST PIPE SUPPORT BRACKET MOUNTS TO THE FIREWALL.

Other reports on N2482T · 1

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

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