# Accident 19990625007769A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hamilton, OH, June 25, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 25, 1999, 13:00 local time - Place: Hamilton, OH - Airport: Hamilton Fairfield Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.8894° N, 82.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8894&lon=-82.5602&mi=10 - Aircraft: N789TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789TD-1999-08-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Duci Tony LANCAIR 0235 (registry code 05612MH, https://openairdocs.org/model/duci-tony-lancair-0235) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235 - Reported engine: LYC O235* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA159) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625007769A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, WENT ACROSS A TAXIWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN THE HANGAR AREA, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JUNE 25, 1999, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT LANCAIR 235, N789TD, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT HAMILTON-FAIRFIELD AIRPORT (HAO), HAMILTON, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT BETWEEN HIGHLAND COUNTY AIRPORT (HOC), HILLSBORO, OHIO, AND HAMILTON-FAIRFIELD. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS INBOUND TO PARTICIPATE IN AN FAA-SPONSORED "WINGS" PROFICIENCY PROGRAM. THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29, BUT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. DURING A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE THEN PITCHED NOSE-UP, AND ROLLED LEFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN FRONT OF A HANGAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WAS "INSUFFICIENT," AND THAT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, REDUCED FLAPS TO 10 PERCENT, MAINTAINED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, APPLIED ELEVATOR BACK-PRESSURE, AND TRIED TO ABORT THE LANDING. APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT ENTERED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID HANGERS TO THE RIGHT. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. RUNWAY 29 AT HAMILTON-FAIRFIELD WAS ABOUT 5,400 FEET IN LENGTH, AND 80 FEET IN WIDTH. APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, WINDS WERE RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT AS BEING FROM 030 DEGREES MAGNETIC, AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD 98 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS, AND LESS THAN 5 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, ADDED POWER WHICH PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND INTO A HANGAR. AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD. MR. ZINN WAS TREATED AND RELEASED BY MERCY HOSPITAL OF FAIRFIELD. (.4) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH A RELATIVE WIND ABOUT 100 DEGREES FROM THE RIGHT, AT 7 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT NOTED AN INSUFFICIENT RESPONSE TO RIGHT RUDDER INPUTS, AND ABORTED THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AGAIN, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED. THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 98 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, AND LESS THAN 5 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL. ## 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 NYC99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA159), Jun 25, 1999: Duci Lancair 235 (N789TD), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors included the pilot's inexperience in the airplane and his failure to compensate for the crosswind condition. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.