NTSB ERA22LA396 — 2022-08-31 · Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

Current FAA registration · N4913K

Make / Model: RYAN NAVION A
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A6169A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4913K Navion Navion None

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Nose/tail landing gear-Capability exceeded

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA396.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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