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FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION A · Owls Head, ME · June 3, 2020

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Date
June 3, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place
Owls Head, ME
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5100K
Reported as
Ryan Navion A
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
404 total235 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N5100KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION AS/N NAV-4-2000 · Built 1950Airframe modelRyan NAVION AEngine 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.

Pilot went to kbst on Wednesday 6/3/2020 to test fly aircraft and perform check ride for pilot after lengthy lay off from flying. Aircraft had approx. 10 gallons of fuel in main tanks determined by measurement of fuel. Pilot determined that amount sufficient for 10-12 minute flight to krkd for refuel before test flight. Kbst does not have fueling station or available fuel.

Aircraft took off from kbst at approx 1545 local and did one turn around airport above pattern altitude to check engine performance and check engine instruments for anomalies. Pilot proceeded to krkd at 1500?. Winds 200 calm visibility 10 miles ceiling 6000?. Pilot announced at 7 miles from krkd for an extended left base entry to rwy 21. One aircraft had called runway 21 for takeoff and pilot heard a call for a left base entry to rwy 21 at 5 miles to the east while on the base approach from a privacy data omitted inbound 206. Aircraft landed gear up because of failure of pilot to extend landing gear. Pilot secured aircraft master, fuel and avionics and called rwy 21 closed krkd due disabled aircraft on runway.

Pilot recalls hearing or seeing no annunciation for gear prior to landing. This probably can be answered by fact that almost all landings in a navion are slight power on because of sink rate power off below 300?. Annunciation system tested during gear swing for annual and all normal. Pilot assumes enough power on for the landing to not activate the throttle switch for the gear annunciation system to activate

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WENT TO KBST ON WEDNESDAY 6/3/2020 TO TEST FLY AIRCRAFT AND PERFORM CHECK RIDE FOR PILOT AFTER LENGTHY LAY OFF FROM FLYING. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROX. 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN MAIN TANKS DETERMINED BY MEASUREMENT OF FUEL. PILOT DETERMINED THAT AMOUNT SUFFICIENT FOR 10-12 MINUTE FLIGHT TO KRKD FOR REFUEL BEFORE TEST FLIGHT. KBST DOES NOT HAVE FUELING STATION OR AVAILABLE FUEL.

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM KBST AT APPROX 1545 LOCAL AND DID ONE TURN AROUND AIRPORT ABOVE PATTERN ALTITUDE TO CHECK ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND CHECK ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FOR ANOMALIES. PILOT PROCEEDED TO KRKD AT 1500?. WINDS 200 CALM VISIBILITY 10 MILES CEILING 6000?. PILOT ANNOUNCED AT 7 MILES FROM KRKD FOR AN EXTENDED LEFT BASE ENTRY TO RWY 21. ONE AIRCRAFT HAD CALLED RUNWAY 21 FOR TAKEOFF AND PILOT HEARD A CALL FOR A LEFT BASE ENTRY TO RWY 21 AT 5 MILES TO THE EAST WHILE ON THE BASE APPROACH FROM A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INBOUND 206. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF PILOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. PILOT SECURED AIRCRAFT MASTER, FUEL AND AVIONICS AND CALLED RWY 21 CLOSED KRKD DUE DISABLED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY.

PILOT RECALLS HEARING OR SEEING NO ANNUNCIATION FOR GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS PROBABLY CAN BE ANSWERED BY FACT THAT ALMOST ALL LANDINGS IN A NAVION ARE SLIGHT POWER ON BECAUSE OF SINK RATE POWER OFF BELOW 300?. ANNUNCIATION SYSTEM TESTED DURING GEAR SWING FOR ANNUAL AND ALL NORMAL. PILOT ASSUMES ENOUGH POWER ON FOR THE LANDING TO NOT ACTIVATE THE THROTTLE SWITCH FOR THE GEAR ANNUNCIATION SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE