Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
Saturday, September 6, 2014 10:05 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On September 6, 2014, at 1005 eastern daylight time, a Navion A, N4900K, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power on approach to Rock Hill Airport (UZA), Rock Hill, South Carolina. The private pilot/owner and two passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Triple Tree Aerodrome (SC00), Woodruff, South Carolina, about 0930. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
In a written statement, the pilot said the airplane had a 60-gallon fuel capacity, and he departed with approximately 26 gallons of fuel for the 35-minute flight to UZA. He then planned to fill the airplane with fuel for a flight back to Collegedale, Tennessee.
While in cruise flight about 2,800 feet, about 30 minutes after departure, the engine "abruptly" stopped producing power. The pilot turned on the electric fuel pump, switched fuel tanks, applied full throttle, mixture, and carburetor heat, and attempted an engine restart. The engine would not restart, and he selected an open field for the forced landing.
During the descent, the pilot noticed that the fuel pressure reading was 2-3 psi, which was well below the normal operating range of 11-14 psi. He opened and closed the throttle during the descent, which produced power momentarily, but engine power was never fully restored. The pilot completed the forced landing, and the airplane struck a fence and a ditch, which separated the landing gear. The airplane came to rest upright with substantial damage to the engine compartment, fuselage, and empennage.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate was issued June 20, 2014. The pilot reported 525 total hours of flight experience, of which 194 hours were in the accident airplane make and model.
The airplane was manufactured in 1949, and its most recent annual inspection was completed October 1, 2013, at 3,262.9 total aircraft hours.
The wreckage was recovered by local law enforcement and stored in an impound lot, where preliminary examination was performed by an FAA aviation safety inspector. He said the airplane's fuel tanks, as well as fuel lines to the engine, contained fuel. The airplane wreckage was subsequently recovered by aircraft recovery specialists, and retained for examination at a later date.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/6/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1005 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Rock Hill |
| Event State | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 29730 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 345656N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0811055E |
| Event Location Airport | ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | UZA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 240 |
| Airport Elevation | 666 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1011 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 60 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KUZA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 666 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2900 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 22 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.1 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | SPECI KUZA 061511Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN029 26/22 |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 3 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | SROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 29 2014 9:38AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4900K |
| NTSB Number | ERA14LA425 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | NAVION |
| Aircraft Model | NAVION A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | NAV-4-1900 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2750 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Oct 1 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 75 |
| Airframe Hours | 3263 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | MCKENNEY INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | HARRISON |
| Aircraft Owner State | TN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 373415928 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | MCKENNEY INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | HARRISON |
| Operator State | TN |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 373415928 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SC00 |
| Departure City | Woodruff |
| Departure State | SC |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1000 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | KUZA |
| Destination City | Rock Hill |
| Destination State | SC |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 29 2014 9:39AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 02 |
| Runway Length | 5500 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |