# Accident 20201011012069A: North American NAVION, Palmetto, FL, October 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2020, 13:10 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6429° N, 82.5201° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6429&lon=-82.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8698H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8698H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201011012069A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 11, 2020 AT 1310 EASTERN TIME ZONE, A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION, N8698H, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 (GRASS RUNWAY) AT 48X (MANATEE AIRPORT). THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO GET AIRBORNE AT LEAST TWO TIMES AND SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY LIFTED OFF, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND SCRAPED THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IT CRASHED INTO THE HANGER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AS VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH LIGHT RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY COLLIDED WITH A HANGER LOCATED APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD.  3 OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE VERIFIED DAMAGED DUE TO THE COLLISION AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  THE IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS AND 1 DOG ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA017), Oct 11, 2020: North American Navion (N8698H), Palmetto, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which led to a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N8698H (1)

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

- [Accident 19730614016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730614016649A), Jun 14, 1973: Navion NAVION* (N8698H), Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Acft drifted r nose hi. Plt managed to get acft back ovr rwy,wheels made ctc.

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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