Ryan NAVION N4456K

Summary

On 23 January 2007 at about 19:45 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4456K was involved in an accident near Marco Island, Florida, 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

23 January 2007 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Marco Island, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Marco Island Executive (MKY)

Coordinates

25.9950, -81.6725

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION

Registration

N4456K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marco Island → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07LA043

Nobody was injured.

A reported loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he took off on runway 17, established a climb, and retracted the landing gear. He said that the engine then started running rough, and he had used up about half of the runway, and was too high for a normal flap landing, so he executed a "sharp" slip to the left. He said he then dropped the landing gear, but the airplane touched down before the landing gear locked. The airplane slid along the runway and veered to the right, impacting a VASI light, incurring damage. A postcrash examination of the accident airplane was performed by an FAA licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic, with an inspection authorization rating, and the examination revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.