# Incident 20260501005119I: Ryan NAVION, Chester, CT, May 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2026, 10:54 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&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: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501005119I

## Narrative

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

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 FUSELAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT WING FLAP INBOARD CORNERS, RIGHT-WING PITOT TUBE, ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, COCKPIT STEP, AND ENGINE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 35 AT CHESTER AIRPORT (KSNC), CONNECTICUT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PIC WAS CONDUCTED AT THE SCENE. THE PIC STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, HE DID NOT PLACE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING. THE PIC FURTHER STATED THAT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT, THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT, AND CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS AREA. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED, WHERE HE WAS MET BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PILOT’S CHECKLIST; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT USED.

## Other reports on N4383K (1)

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

- [Incident 20230127000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230127000559I), Jan 27, 2023: Ryan NAVION (N4383K), Willimantic, CT, Minor damage. 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…

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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