20040613022419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR 235 · Hays, KS · June 13, 2004

Date: June 13, 2004 · 15:50 local
Place: Hays, KS
Airport: Hays Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70718
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04CA156
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR235
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 160 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N70718Registered now · Youkey John N LANCAIR 235S/N 037 · Built 2003 Airframe modelYoukey John N LANCAIR 235 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 13, 2004, at approximately 1615 the pilot landed in crosswind conditions along east side of runway. No indication of mechanical malfunctions. Gust conditions drifted aircraft left of centerline. Pilot in command failed to correct. Aircraft landed on grass and hit runway sign during rollout causing damage to wind and collapsing landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 THE PILOT LANDED IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ALONG EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY. NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. GUST CONDITIONS DRIFTED AIRCRAFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE. PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS AND HIT RUNWAY SIGN DURING ROLLOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO WIND AND COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR.

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 CHI04CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHays, KSThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind, the runway marker sign, and the taxiway lights…Jun 13, 2004 · Substantial damage