20241019019869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan NAVION A · Belleville, IL · October 19, 2024

Date
October 19, 2024 · 11:15 local
Place
Belleville, IL
Airport
Aero Estates
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2341
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA032
Reported as
Ryan Navion A
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

About halfway down runway 16, the ac began to lift 3 to 4 feet in the air but was not creating enough lift and came back to the ground. In approximately 50 more feet, the ac became airborne again, gaining an altitude of around 20 to 30 feet before having an extreme nose-up attitude and returning to the ground, off the runway on the left landing gear. At this point, the left wheel separated from the left landing gear strut and continued to roll until it came to rest, hitting a hangar to the side of the runway. The ac skidded about 60 feet back onto the runway and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY 16, THE AC BEGAN TO LIFT 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AIR BUT WAS NOT CREATING ENOUGH LIFT AND CAME BACK TO THE GROUND. IN APPROXIMATELY 50 MORE FEET, THE AC BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, GAINING AN ALTITUDE OF AROUND 20 TO 30 FEET BEFORE HAVING AN EXTREME NOSE-UP ATTITUDE AND RETURNING TO THE GROUND, OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. AT THIS POINT, THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT CAME TO REST, HITTING A HANGAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AC SKIDDED ABOUT 60 FEET BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

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