Ryan NAVION A N2341

Summary

On 19 October 2024 at about 19:00 local time, a Ryan NAVION A registered N2341 was involved in an accident near Belleville, Illinois, 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

19 October 2024 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Belleville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Estates Airport (7IS2)

Coordinates

38.5201, -89.9840

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION A

Registration

N2341

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

CEN25LA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

An airport surveillance video showed the airplane in a takeoff roll become airborne in a nose-high attitude, settle back down to the runway, and bounce hard on the main landing gear. The airplane went through this cycle twice and on the final bounce, the right wheel separated from the airplane and the left horizontal stabilizer struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage. Attempts were made to contact the pilot for a statement, and a National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report was mailed to the pilot’s address via certified mail. The pilot did not return phone calls, and the accident report form was returned as “undeliverable.” An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.