20210110001529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Navion NAVION A · Van Buren Chart, MI · January 10, 2021

Date
January 10, 2021 · 18:38 local
Place
Van Buren Chart, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91646
Reported as
Navion Navion A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total92 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC was perfoming pattern work,with touch & goes. During last approach to runway 23L he informed ATC this would be full stop landing. ATC advised PIC that there was jet traffic behind for runway 23L and requested he exit runway 23L at taxiway golf. This communication was at the same time he was performing approach checklist for landing. He does not remember hearing gear unsafe horn prior to landing. PIC stated that he did not placed the gear handle in landing position and did not verify 3 green down and locked . PIC said he felt rushed, but did not do a missed approach. He had his flaps set for landing and expected a normal landing. He landed on centerline propeller struck runway, aircraft sank further and aircraft came to a full stop right of centerline and remained on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS PERFOMING PATTERN WORK,WITH TOUCH & GOES. DURING LAST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23L HE INFORMED ATC THIS WOULD BE FULL STOP LANDING. ATC ADVISED PIC THAT THERE WAS JET TRAFFIC BEHIND FOR RUNWAY 23L AND REQUESTED HE EXIT RUNWAY 23L AT TAXIWAY GOLF. THIS COMMUNICATION WAS AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS PERFORMING APPROACH CHECKLIST FOR LANDING. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER HEARING GEAR UNSAFE HORN PRIOR TO LANDING. PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN LANDING POSITION AND DID NOT VERIFY 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED . PIC SAID HE FELT RUSHED, BUT DID NOT DO A MISSED APPROACH. HE HAD HIS FLAPS SET FOR LANDING AND EXPECTED A NORMAL LANDING. HE LANDED ON CENTERLINE PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SANK FURTHER AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY.