# Incident 20200324003109I: North American NAVION, Palm City, FL, March 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2020, 14:44 local time
- Place: Palm City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1775° N, 80.2891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1775&lon=-80.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8927H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8927H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200324003109I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1444 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION, N8927H, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN UNDEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION APPROXIMATELY 6.5 MILES DUE WEST OF KSUA (WITHAM FIELD, STUART, FL). THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MARGINAL DAMAGE FROM THE RIGHT WING STRIKING A STOP SIGN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED KLNA (PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK/LANTANA AIRPORT, LANTANA, FL) AT 1422, ENROUTE TO FL37 (TREASURE COAST AIRPARK, PORT ST. LUCIE, FL)

## Other reports on N8927H (1)

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

- [Incident 19980807036829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807036829I), Aug 7, 1998: Tmpson NAVION* (N8927H), Vesta, MN. (-5)While enroute from crystal airport (mic) to sturgis, SD, engine oil pressure started fluctuating and then dropped to zero. Pilot made emergency landing 1…

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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