# Accident 20040613022419A: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hays, KS, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 15:50 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8450° N, 99.2739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8450&lon=-99.2739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70718, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Youkey John N LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05615A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/youkey-john-n-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613022419A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA156), Jun 13, 2004: Youkey Lancair 235 (N70718), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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