Navion NAVION N4913K

Summary

On 31 August 2022 at about 15:15 local time, a Navion NAVION registered N4913K was involved in an accident near Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 2022 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Plum Island (2B2)

Coordinates

42.7954, -70.8394

Aircraft

Navion NAVION

Registration

N4913K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA396

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive application of brakes while landing, which resulted in a nose gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane departed the runway, substantially damaging the fuselage and engine mounts. The pilot reported that he applied the brakes upon touchdown for a short field landing and believed the nose gear collapsed due to “pushing down the nose.” A postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.