# Incident 20230710007609I: North American NAVION, Merritt Island, FL, July 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8656H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230710007609I

## Narrative

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

ON 07/10/2023 AT 1300 EST THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 29 AT KCOI WITHOUT LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES WERE REPORT DURING THIS INCIDENT.

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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