- Date
- December 29, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Allentown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2518TNavion NA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881229057179A
- Case key
- 36360
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he experienced a loss of power shortly after takeoff and landed back on the runway. The landing was hard and the right wing was damaged. The FAA investigator checked the engine and fuel system for possible contaminants and water. No water or contaminants were found and the engine was started and run to about one third power. The pilot/mechanic had just performed an annual inspection and was performing a maintenance test flight. The pilot/mechanic stated he had operated the engine for about 20 minutes on the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2518T
- Reported as
- Navion NA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV-4-2518
- Airframe hours
- 1,015
- Engine
- Continental IO-520B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Julius Janosek, doing business as Same
- Registered owner
- Julius Janasek
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- ABE · Allentown, PA
- Airport
- ABE · Allentown, runway 24, 7,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 2 in this make and model · 356 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.