# Incident 20230127000559I: Ryan NAVION, Willimantic, CT, January 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2023, 16:40 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4383K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4383K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,982 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230127000559I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING (60 MPH) ON RUNWAY 9.  ON ROLLOUT AT APPROX. 30MPH THE NOSE GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, FOLLOWED BY THE FUSELAGE NOSE, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND CREW STEP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4383K (1)

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

- [Incident 20260501005119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501005119I), May 1, 2026: Ryan NAVION (N4383K), Chester, CT, Minor damage. On 05/01/2026, at approximately 10:55 a.m. EDT, a Ryan Navion aircraft, operated by the owner as pilot in command (PIC), sustained damage to the lower…

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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