Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:08:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail2.jocogov.org ([63.150.227.13] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 405235 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:04:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.150.227.13; envelope-from=Lee.Metcalfe@jocogov.org X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [LML] More Details on Two Recent LNC2 Incidents X-Original-Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:03:32 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <4B9B1B1833408C40AE2F14A881F276F602D77700@admsmxs2usr10.ad.jocoks.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] More Details on Two Recent LNC2 Incidents Thread-Index: AcSXPvSeb2HJ2Z+8TEilfbm+hWgBug== From: "Metcalfe, Lee, AIR" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" NTSB Identification: FTW04LA222 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Friday, August 27, 2004 in Houston, TX Aircraft: Lancair 320, registration: N30KR Injuries: 1 Uninjured. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On August 27, 2004, approximately 1530 central daylight time, an amateur-built Lancair 320 single-engine airplane, N30KR, registered and operated by a private individual, sustained substantial damage following a loss of control during takeoff from the Houston Southwest Airport (AXH) near Houston, Texas. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight was destined for the Southeast Texas Regional Airport near Beaumont, Texas. During a telephone interview conducted by a representative of the National Transportation Safety Board, the 1,070-hour commercial pilot reported that as the airplane became airborne, he experienced a "very strong crosswind and not enough rudder authority" at which time he lost control of the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the left side of the runway and came to rest upright.=20 Examination of the airplane by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the site of the accident, revealed that the nose wheel was folded aft under the engine, and both wings sustained structural damage. The engine firewall was bent.=20 At 1453, the automated weather observing system at the Sugar land Regional Airport, located approximately 11 nautical miles northwest of AXH reported wind from 140 degrees at 9 knots, visibility 10 statute mile, scattered clouds at 4,400 feet above ground level (agl), temperature 91 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.97 inches of Mercury. NTSB Identification: SEA04LA179 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Friday, September 03, 2004 in Chewelah, WA Aircraft: Hardin Lancair 320, registration: N320MC Injuries: 2 Minor. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On September 3, 2004, about 1305 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Hardin Lancair 320, N320MC, registered to and flown by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a loss of engine power followed by an emergency off airport landing to an open field near Chewelah, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the private pilot owner and commercial pilot rated passenger received minor injuries. The flight had been operating in the local area for about 30 minutes prior to the accident. During a telephone interview, both the pilot and pilot rated passenger reported that this was the first flight after the engine had been rebuilt. The flight was planned to circle the airport environment to "break-in" the engine. The engine had been operating at 75 % power for the 30 minutes and readings for engine performance and fuel consumption were recorded. The pilots then decided to land at the airport they had been circling. Both pilots reported that just after the landing gear was lowered, they both smelled a heavy odor of fuel. Shortly thereafter, the engine began to sputter and subsequently quit. Unable to accomplish a successful landing at the airport, the pilot elected to perform a forced landing to an open field. The aircraft's left wingtip contacted the surface first and the aircraft cartwheeled before coming to rest.