# Accident 20040210001809A: Lancar LC42550FG, Redmond, OR, February 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2567° N, 121.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2567&lon=-121.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6503C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6503C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC42-550FG (registry code 5150002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC42550FG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040210001809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA040), Feb 10, 2004: Lancair LC42-550FG (N6503C), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N6503C (1)

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

- [Incident 20240107000119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240107000119I), Jan 7, 2024: Lancair Company LC42-550FG (N6503C), Nashville, TN, No damage. Pilot was taxiing aircraft to runway 20 on taxiway alpha for a VFR departure. He accidentally dropped his cellphone in the plane. When he bent down to pick it…

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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