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FAA incident report · Lancar LC42-550FG · Leakey, TX · July 17, 2004

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Date
July 17, 2004 · 17:10 local
Place
Leakey, TX
Airport
Real County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59MM
Reported as
Lancar LC42550FG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,655 total155 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N59MMRegistered now · Lancair LC42-550FGS/N 42004 · Built 2003Airframe modelLancair LC42-550FGEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 17, 2004, Mr. John r. mitchell, pilot of N55MM intended to land at the Real county, Texas airport. The approach to the runway was normal. The pilot maintained airspeed as required, but right before touch down the aircraft was caught in a down-draft and the aircraft made a hard landing. The nose and left main landing gear sheared off and the left wing leading edge was damaged. There was no injury to the pilot and no property damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2004, MR. JOHN R. MITCHELL, PILOT OF N55MM INTENDED TO LAND AT THE REAL COUNTY, TEXAS AIRPORT. THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT MAINTAINED AIRSPEED AS REQUIRED, BUT RIGHT BEFORE TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWN-DRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.