# Incident 20040626020239I: Lancar LC40550FG, Mansfield, OH, June 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2004, 12:25 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8214° N, 82.5166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD LAHM RGNL (MFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8214&lon=-82.5166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC-40-550FG (registry code 5150000, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc-40-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC40550FG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626020239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE TOUCH DOWN MARKERS. WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN VIBRATION STARTED AND BECAME SEVERE. THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO VEER LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. VISUAL INSPECTION COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. NOSE STRUT SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR TEAR DOWN ANALYSIS.

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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