# Accident 20040827023309A: Amtr LANCAIR320, Houston, TX, August 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston-Southwest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30KR-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goetz Don LANCAIR 320 (registry code 056126L, https://openairdocs.org/model/goetz-don-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040827023309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 9 AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST WHERE IT STALLED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF AND SETTLED HARD TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT WHERE THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT AND EMBEDDED IN THE LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A DITCH AND CONTINUED DOWN THE TAXIWAY PARALLELING RUNWAY 9/27 AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AND THEN VEERED RIGHT WHERE IT STRUCK A METAL SIGN AND CULVERT WHICH SHEARED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, NOSE DOWN, NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF 27 IN THE GRASS POINTING EAST. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

## 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 FTW04LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA222), Aug 27, 2004: Lancair 320 (N30KR), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature lift-off before attaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N30KR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050314004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050314004699I), Mar 14, 2005: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N30KR), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After making three attempts to land, the aircraft contacted the runway hard and damaged the nose wheel and prop.

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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