# Accident 20000704036819A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hot Springs, SD, July 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Hot Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4296° N, 103.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4296&lon=-103.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Creed Raymond Frank LANCAIR 235 (registry code 056164X, https://openairdocs.org/model/creed-raymond-frank-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704036819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT/OWNER OF A 1990 HOMEBUILT LANCAIR 235 AND HIS BROTHER/PASSENGER PLANNED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 19 AT THE HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER, A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESSES THE TAKEOFF AND ACCIDENT. HE STATED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE NOSE UP AND WAS DRAGGING THE TAIL. HE ALSO NOTICED THE WINDSOCK INDICATED A 10 TO 12 KNOT DIRECT TAIL WIND. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN IT LIFTED OFF MOMENTARILY, SETTLED ON THE GROUND OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 19 IN A FIELD AND CAME TO REST APPROX. 510 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS STATED THE LOCAL WEATHER HAD CLEAR SKIES, WINDS FROM THE NORTH ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 12 AND TEMPERATURE ESTIMATED AT 80 DEGREES. NOTE: THE AIRCRAFT HIT A MOUND OF DIRT 130 FEET PRIOR TO THE RESTING POINT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND BELLY, AND HAD HOLES PUNCTURED IN THE WINGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PROPERLY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA192), Jul 4, 2000: Creed Lancair 235 (N235RC), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to select the correct runway for takeoff. Factors to the accident were the inadequate preflight planning/preparation, the aborted takeoff not performed, and the tailwind.

## Other reports on N235RC (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090502008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090502008379I), May 2, 2009: Amtr LANCAIR (N235RC), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) Pilot report no braking upon landing at Crystal Airport (kmic), MN. Aircraft rolled through departure end of runway 32R and struck two runway lights.
- [Incident 20061220030059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061220030059I), Dec 20, 2006: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N235RC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N235RC landed at Crystal Airport (mic) runway 32R with the landing gear retracted. From point of propeller contact with runway to fuselage…
- [Incident 20000413022359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000413022359I), Apr 13, 2000: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N235RC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot experienced electrical problem on approach to Crystal Airport. Upon landing the left main tire blew out due to braking action. Flat tire cause…

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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