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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lancar LC42-550FG · Redmond, OR · February 10, 2004

Date: February 10, 2004 · 10:00 local
Place: Redmond, OR
Airport: Roberts Field
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6503C
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA040
Reported as: Lancar LC42550FG
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total400 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N6503CRegistered now · Lancair LC42-550FGS/N 42015 · Built 2003 Airframe modelLancair LC42-550FG Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 02/10/2004 at 10:00 am PST, N6503C, a Lancair columbia 350, landed hard on runway 10 @krdm. The commercial rated student recalled that he had chopped the power at about 4 feet and heard the stall horn. The aircraft touched down hard as he applied full power. The aircraft veered to the left. The instructor attempted to apply rudder as he called for the student to reduce power, but the aircraft departed the left side of the runway. The right wing struck a runway sign causing substantial damage including the separation of the outboard right flap. The right main wheel broke off which caused the aircraft to swerve back to the runway surface. Damage included the right wing, the right flap, the right horizontal stabilizer and the right main gear. No injuries reported to the instructor, student or 2 passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 02/10/2004 AT 10:00 AM PST, N6503C, A LANCAIR COLUMBIA 350, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 10 @KRDM. THE COMMERCIAL RATED STUDENT RECALLED THAT HE HAD CHOPPED THE POWER AT ABOUT 4 FEET AND HEARD THE STALL HORN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RUDDER AS HE CALLED FOR THE STUDENT TO REDUCE POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING THE SEPARATION OF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT FLAP. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL BROKE OFF WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE BACK TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE RIGHT WING, THE RIGHT FLAP, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT OR 2 PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRedmond, ORThe pilot rated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command (CFI) and a taxiway sign were factors.Feb 10, 2004 · Substantial damage

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