# Accident 19950412007549A: Amtr LANCAIR, Prescott, AZ, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 16:25 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6193° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6193&lon=-112.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24KB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,341 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNFAMILIAR LEFT HANDED CONTROL STICK. FAILED TO USE TRIM PORPOISED. TRIED GO AROUND. LANDED HARD. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA159), Apr 12, 1995: K. A. Covington Lancair 320 (N24KB), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain a stabilized approach due to an improper elevator trim setting resulting in an improper flare.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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