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FAA accident report · Ryan NAVION A · New Waverly, TX · April 11, 2023

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Date
April 11, 2023 · 21:13 local
Place
New Waverly, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4229K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA153
Reported as
Ryan Navion A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,384 total
N4229KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION AS/N NAV-4-1229Airframe 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.

Aircraft, with one person onboard, departed culpeper regional airport (cjr) elkwood, VA, enroute to estates airpark airport (XS09), New Waverly, TX, with a fuel stop at scottsboro municipal field (4A6), scottsboro, AL. Pilot stated he departed 4A6 with 100 gallons of fuel onboard. At approximately 2100 local time, the pilot overflew estates airpark airport at 1500-FT above ground level (AGL), attempting visual contact with solar powered runway lights. Unable to see the lights, the pilot decided to depart for landing at conroe-north houston regional airport (cxo) conroe, TX. During the left turn, the engine started to sputter. The pilot started emergency procedures and climbed to 2500-FT AGL. The aircraft experienced loss of engine power and pilot was unable to restart the engine. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft through the descent on a heading of 201 degrees until impacting trees at approximately 15-FT AGL.

From initial point of impact, the aircraft travelled 243-FT descending through trees until crashing in a pasture, approximately one mile nne of estates airpark airport (XS09) and coming to rest on a heading of 036 degrees. The pilot sustained minor injuries but was able to egress the aircraft through the broken windscreen. The pilot called 911 to report the crash.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT, WITH ONE PERSON ONBOARD, DEPARTED CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT (CJR) ELKWOOD, VA, ENROUTE TO ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT (XS09), NEW WAVERLY, TX, WITH A FUEL STOP AT SCOTTSBORO MUNICIPAL FIELD (4A6), SCOTTSBORO, AL. PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED 4A6 WITH 100 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OVERFLEW ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT AT 1500-FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), ATTEMPTING VISUAL CONTACT WITH SOLAR POWERED RUNWAY LIGHTS. UNABLE TO SEE THE LIGHTS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART FOR LANDING AT CONROE-NORTH HOUSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CXO) CONROE, TX. DURING THE LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CLIMBED TO 2500-FT AGL. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE DESCENT ON A HEADING OF 201 DEGREES UNTIL IMPACTING TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 15-FT AGL.

FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED 243-FT DESCENDING THROUGH TREES UNTIL CRASHING IN A PASTURE, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NNE OF ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT (XS09) AND COMING TO REST ON A HEADING OF 036 DEGREES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA153Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportNew Waverly, TXA total loss of engine power as a result of fuel contamination.Apr 12, 2023 · Substantial damage