# Accident 20210916018049A: Navion NAVION H, Burlington, WI, September 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2021, 12:08 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6907° N, 88.3047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6907&lon=-88.3047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1061Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1061Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION H (registry code 6150122, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210916018049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED FROM THE TERMINAL TO RNWY 11. PILOT COMPLETED A RUN-UP AND RECEIVED THE LATEST ASOS. WINDS WERE FROM 180 AT 10KTS GUSTING TO 15KTS. PILOT FLEW A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND PATTERN. ON THE PILOT WAS UNSTABLE AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND.  GOT BACK INTO THE PATTERN. WAS SET UP PROPERLY ON FINAL TO SLIP THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY (RIGHT WING LOW).  THE RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND HAD FULL FUEL (34 GALS) IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE RIGHT WING BUCKLED FROM THE WEIGHT JUST OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA474), Sep 16, 2021: Navion Navion H (N1061Y), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing with a gusting crosswind that resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard impact on the runway.

## Other reports on N1061Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20230908013569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230908013569I), Sep 8, 2023: Navion NAVION H (N1061Y), Chehalis, WA, Minor damage. Pilot became distratced while turning final for approach into the airport. The pilot stated that he did not follow his checklist due to the distraction which…

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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