# Incident 20200108003329I: Ryan NAVION, Statesboro, GA, January 8, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2020, 16:45 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Statesboro-Buuloch County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4188K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 27 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200108003329I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:45 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1948 RYAN, MODEL: NAVION WITH REGISTRATION N4188K SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A GEAR UP LANDING, AT THE STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (KTBR) AIRPORT IN STATESBORO, GEORGIA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2020 AN FAA INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO TRAVELLED TO THE STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY AIRPORT TO PERFORM AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.  INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF N4188K REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT INNER SECTION OF THE FLAPS, BENT ENTRY STEP AND BENT PROPELLER.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N4188K STATED THAT HE HAD JUST PERFORMED A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.  DURING LANDING THE PIC HAD EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT SLOW DOWN FROM 100 MPH TO 70 MPH.  DUE TO THE DECREASE IN MPH, THE PIC STATED THAT HE ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THAT MUCH UNLESS THE GEAR IS EXTENDED. HOWEVER, AFTER IT WAS TOO LATE THE PIC STATED THAT HE SOON REALIZED HE HAD FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY AND SLID TO A STOP.

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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