# Accident 20060206001909A: Lancar LANCAIR360A, Termal, CA, February 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2006
- Place: Termal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5692° N, 116.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5692&lon=-116.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15KH-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harwood Kenneth L LANCAIR 360A (registry code 056188D, https://openairdocs.org/model/harwood-kenneth-l-lancair-360a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LANCAIR360A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060206001909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING OVER SALTON SEA RECEIVING FLIGHT REVIEW WHEN ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SHORE AND THEN GO DIRECT TRM. ENGINE GRADUALLY BECAME ROUGHER AND THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. CREW SET AIRCRAFT DOWN ON COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRM. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED HARD LANDING RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGE TO WINGS AND TAIL, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO CREW WAS SUFFERED. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD COME LOOSE FROM ITS BASE AND WAS PROTRUDING ABOUT FOUR INCHES THROUGH THE COWLING. NTSB RECOVERED AIRCRAFT THROUGH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WILL SCHEDULE TEARDOWN INSPECTION.

## 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 LAX06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA103), Feb 6, 2006: Harwood Kenneth Lancair 360A (N15KH), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power caused by the separation of the number three cylinder due to the improper torque on the hold down nuts.

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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