# Accident 20040625014679A: Lancar LC40550FG, Show Low, AZ, June 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2004, 10:20 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6228° N, 111.9106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6228&lon=-111.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6505L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6505L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC-40-550FG (registry code 5150000, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc-40-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC40550FG
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 398 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040625014679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE SHOWLOW, AZ AIRPORT (SOW) ON RUNWAY 24 WHEN A GUST OF WIND (DUST DEVIL) CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24. WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR WITH WINDS AT 270 @ 7KTS. THE PILOT AND ONE PAX WERE NOT INJURED. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: RIGHT WING, NOSE GEAR, PROP AND UNDERCARRIAGE. POSSIBLY DAMAGE TO FIREWALL DUE TO VISUAL NOSE GEAR INSPECTON. END.

## 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 LAX04LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA266), Jun 25, 2004: Lancair LC-40-550FG (N6505L), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing after encountering a dust devil.

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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