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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American NAVION · Panama City, FL · January 2, 2025

Date
January 2, 2025 · 16:42 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Northwest Florida
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76FS
Reported as
North American Navion
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total

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.

PIC had just completed some IFR training with CFI. After completing the daily training event, PIC flew back to northwes Florida beach airport by himself after dropping the CFI off. During approach, PIC selected gear down. Main landing gear failed to extend. Pilot was forced to initiate a gear up landing with minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

PIC HAD JUST COMPLETED SOME IFR TRAINING WITH CFI. AFTER COMPLETING THE DAILY TRAINING EVENT, PIC FLEW BACK TO NORTHWES FLORIDA BEACH AIRPORT BY HIMSELF AFTER DROPPING THE CFI OFF. DURING APPROACH, PIC SELECTED GEAR DOWN. MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. PILOT WAS FORCED TO INITIATE A GEAR UP LANDING WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE.