# Accident 20021121033059A: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, San Antonio, TX, November 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Kestrel Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7392° N, 98.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7392&lon=-98.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222MR-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ramsay Steven G LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05608Q2, https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsay-steven-g-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIVP
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021121033059A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A RAMSAY LANCAIR IV-P, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N222MR, EXITED RUNWAY 30 AND STRUCK A FENCE AT THE KESTREL AIRPARK AIRPORT, NEAR BULVERDE, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MOBILE, ALABAMA, APPROXIMATELY 0830. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND TIRE MARKS APPROXIMATELY 2,300 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED FOR 450 FEET, STRUCK 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS TWISTED. THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE LEFT BRAKE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE BRAKE SYSTEM ANDFOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530Z (1030 LCL), DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT KESTREL AIRPARK AIRPORT (1T7), TEXAS, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT LANCAIR IV-P, REGISTRATION NUMBER N222MR, SERIAL NUMBER LIV-283, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2,700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS PATH APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET, HITTING TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS, GOING THROUGH A DITCH, ACROSS A ROAD, AND THROUGH A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 FTW03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA058), Nov 21, 2002: Ramsay Lancair IV-P (N222MR), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance.

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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