# Accident 20170406003569A: North American NAVION G, Lake Wales, FL, April 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2017, 21:35 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Muncipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2482T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION G (registry code 6150148, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170406003569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2482T (1)

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

- [Incident 20160402000409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160402000409I), Apr 2, 2016: North American NAVION G (N2482T), CO, Minor damage. Aircraft lost power at approximately 200 feet off the runway, after takeoff roll. Aircraft suffered minor damage and a prop strike

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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