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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Navion NAVION D · Gonzales, LA · August 30, 2026

Date: August 30, 2026 · 10:59 local
Place: Gonzales, LA
Airport: Louisiana Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N384TL
Reported as: Navion Navion D
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total

N384TLRegistered now · Navion NAVION DS/N NAV-4-1384 · Built 1948 Airframe modelNavion NAVION D Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At 10:59 on 08/30/2026, a Navion D landed at Louisiana Regional Airport (reg) in Gonzales, LA with nose gear partially extended and nose wheel turned to the right. Nose gear collapsed upon landing resulting in prop strike and possible front end damage.

During aircraft inspection it was noted that the nose gear retraction centering arm was bent. A gear swing was performed and it was noted that the bent centering device was making contact with steering bungie attach bracket. Contact with bracket interfered with nose wheel travel and rudder flight control system while trying to extend gear.

As the FAA filed it

AT 10:59 ON 08/30/2026, A NAVION D LANDED AT LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (REG) IN GONZALES, LA WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND NOSE WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE AND POSSIBLE FRONT END DAMAGE.

DURING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION CENTERING ARM WAS BENT. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BENT CENTERING DEVICE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH STEERING BUNGIE ATTACH BRACKET. CONTACT WITH BRACKET INTERFERED WITH NOSE WHEEL TRAVEL AND RUDDER FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WHILE TRYING TO EXTEND GEAR.

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