# Incident 20260504005589I: Ryan NAVION, Arlington, WA, May 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4328K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,016 total, 5 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260504005589I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DEPARTED KAWO AFTER COMPLETION OF FLIGHT REVIEW GROUND. CFI (PIC) OBSERVED STUDENT CORRECTLY USE A CHECKLIST AND VERIFY FUNCTION OF THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS BEFORE TAKEOFF. PIC & STUDENT COMPLETED VFR AIRWORK INVOLVING SLOW FLIGHT/STALLS AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PERFORM NORMAL AND PERFORMANCE TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS. STUDENT WAS THEN GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM CFI (PIC) TO COMPLETE A NORMAL LANDING WITH A TOUCH AND GO AND RIGHT TRAFFIC. CFI (PIC) OBSERVED STUDENT CORRECTLY ADD FLAPS AND GEAR, AND BACKUP THE CONFIGURATION CHANGES WITH A VERBAL CHECK AND VISUAL VERIFICATION OF THE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS. THE FIRST LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT OVERLY FIRM. ON TAKEOFF, CFI (PIC) OBSERVED STUDENT SELECT GEAR UP. CFI (PIC) NOTICED THAT THE STUDENT FORGOT TO RETRACT FLAPS AND PROMPTED HIM TO DO SO.  CFI (PIC) ASKED THE STUDENT FOR A SECOND NORMAL LANDING, AND WHILE IN THE PATTERN, THEY DISCUSSED THE REASON FOR THE FIRM LANDING AND HOW THE STUDENT COULD FIX IT PRIOR TO THE SECOND LANDING A CLOSER-IN BASE LEG AND A STEEPER APPROACH. WHILE THE CFI (PIC) WAS DISCUSSING THE CHANGES TO THE STUDENTS PATTERN, THE CFI (PIC) WATCHED THE STUDENT CORRECTLY ADDED FLAPS BUT MISSED THAT THE STUDENT DIDN’T SELECT GEAR DOWN. CFI (PIC) WAS DISTRACTED AND NEGLECTED TO ADEQUATELY POSITIVELY CHECK LANDING CONFIGURATION.

## Other reports on N4328K (1)

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

- [Incident 20040606013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606013619I), Jun 6, 2004: Tmpson NAVION* (N4328K), Evansville, IN. (-23) The pilot had taken off from the Skylane Airport (3EV) and was in cruise flight when the aircraft lost engine power. The pilot attempted a restart but…

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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