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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4456K Make/Model: NAVI Description: NAVION, SUPER NAVION (L-17, U-18)
Date: 07/26/2005 Time: 1353

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: VINEYARD HAVEN State: MA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED WHEELS UP OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, MARTHA'S VINEYARD,
VINEYARD HAVEN, MA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 07/27/2005

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source: ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE
Report Number: 19920626027059G
Local Date: 26-JUN-92
Local Time:
City: EDGARTOWN
State: MA
Airport Name: KATAMA AIRPARK
Event Type: INCIDENT - GENERAL AVIATION
Mid Air Collision: NOT A MIDAIR


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AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

Aircraft Damage: MINOR
Aircraft Make: NAVION
Aircraft Model: NAVION
Aircraft Series:
Airframe Hrs: 3500
Operator:

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NARRATIVE

PILOT LANDED WITHOUT LOWERING LANDING GEAR.

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Detail

Primary Flight Type: PERSONAL
Secondary Flight Type: PLEASURE
Type of Operation: GENERAL OPERATING RULES
Registration Nbr: 4456K
Total Aboard: 4
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0


NASDAC BRIEF REPORT

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source: ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE
Report Number: 19900729049939G
Local Date: 29-JUL-90
Local Time:
City: EDGARTOWN
State: MA
Airport Name: KATAMA AIRPARK
Event Type: INCIDENT - GENERAL AVIATION
Mid Air Collision: NOT A MIDAIR


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AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

Aircraft Damage: MINOR
Aircraft Make: NAVION
Aircraft Model: NAVION
Aircraft Series:
Airframe Hrs: 1285
Operator:

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NARRATIVE

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED.

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Detail

Primary Flight Type: PERSONAL
Secondary Flight Type: PLEASURE
Type of Operation: GENERAL OPERATING RULES
Registration Nbr: 4456K
Total Aboard: 1
Fatalities: 0
Injuries:

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"Hindsight is usually 20% off!"

I remember seeing three Navions at Vineyard Haven. I think they were part of a flying club, or air-experience flight, as they all had spurious military-like markings of a similar sort. Are these accidents all by the same guy? If so, how is it that anyone with this sort of record can still have a license, or at least be allowed to fly complex aircraft! Crazy! Lucky that no one was injured.

Richard

3 times landing gear up in the same airplane has *got* to be a foul in someone's rulebook.

He does tours around MVY in a Navion with a full lexan canopy in CG colors.

The other Navions you saw, heres a link to a great pic taken of them recently.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=25447

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"Hindsight is usually 20% off!"

He does tours around MVY in a Navion with a full lexan canopy in CG colors.

The other Navions you saw, heres a link to a great pic taken of them recently.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=25447

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"Hindsight is usually 20% off!"