# Accident 20030426009759A: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Wamego, KS, April 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wamego, KS
- Airport: Wamego Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1972° N, 96.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1972&lon=-96.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7441W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7441W-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walker David S LANCAIR IV (registry code 05601FU, https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-david-s-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426009759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE WAS TOO SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH AND DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE, WHICH RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT MAKING A HARD LANDING. THE FIRST IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY TORE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF. THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA116), Apr 26, 2003: Walker Lancair IV (N7441W), Wamego, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the runway while maneuvering on final approach. A factor to the accident was the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude while on final approach.

## Other reports on N7441W (1)

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

- [Accident 20070801018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801018149A), Aug 1, 2007: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N7441W), Sylvan Grove, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On 08/01/2007 at approximately 1355 CST, experimental/amateur-built aircraft, Lancair iv, N7441W departed junction city, KS (3JC) in VFR conditions…

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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