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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION A · Brandy Station, VA · March 28, 2019

Date: March 28, 2019 · 10:50 local
Place: Brandy Station, VA
Airport: Culpeper Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20000
Reported as: Ryan Navion A
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total219 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N20000Registered now · Ryan NAVION AS/N NAV-4-1787 · Built 1958 Airframe modelRyan NAVION A Engine 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 brought the aircraft to kcjr for compliance with an annual inspection on the morning of March 28TH2019. The pilot flew the aircraft around the pattern, in lieu of complying with an engine run, to warm up the engine oil. A second person, who was familiar with the aircraft type, joined the pilot on the flight. The aircraft departed on runway 22. While going downwind, the pilot asked the passenger if the engine popping, they heard, was normal for his engine. As they were discussing this, the pilot dropped the flaps. He started to drop the landing gear when the engine popped again. The pilot stated that at this time, he looked towards his engine analyzer, became distracted, and skipped past the landing gear extension step on his checklist.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO KCJR FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 28TH2019. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE PATTERN, IN LIEU OF COMPLYING WITH AN ENGINE RUN, TO WARM UP THE ENGINE OIL. A SECOND PERSON, WHO WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT TYPE, JOINED THE PILOT ON THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 22. WHILE GOING DOWNWIND, THE PILOT ASKED THE PASSENGER IF THE ENGINE POPPING, THEY HEARD, WAS NORMAL FOR HIS ENGINE. AS THEY WERE DISCUSSING THIS, THE PILOT DROPPED THE FLAPS. HE STARTED TO DROP THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AGAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS TIME, HE LOOKED TOWARDS HIS ENGINE ANALYZER, BECAME DISTRACTED, AND SKIPPED PAST THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION STEP ON HIS CHECKLIST.