20060424008469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr LANCAIR 360 · Mount Pleasant, SC · April 24, 2006

Date: April 24, 2006 · 11:30 local
Place: Mount Pleasant, SC
Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9GX
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06LA070
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR360
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,888 total20 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N9GXRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2006 · Mike Alpha Tango LANCAIR 360S/N 804-320-646FB · Built 2001 Airframe modelMike Alpha Tango LANCAIR 360 Engine modelLycoming I0-360-B1EReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While conducting low approaches and touch and go landings on runway 17 at the east cooper airport (klro), MT. Pleasant, s.c., the aircraft lost power during the climb out phase of flight, entered a high bank angle, pitched down, and subsequently impacted the ground. The aircraft came to rest near the end and on the left side of runway 17 in a dry marsh area facing the runway. The aircraft engine was embedded in the ground which was consistent with damage caused by a stall/spin ground impact. Examination of the aircraft wreckage determined that there was no fuel present in the fuel distribution manifold, and only residual fuel in the aircraft fuel tanks. There was no apparent odor of aviation fuel at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING LOW APPROACHES AND TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE EAST COOPER AIRPORT (KLRO), MT. PLEASANT, S.C., THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING THE CLIMB OUT PHASE OF FLIGHT, ENTERED A HIGH BANK ANGLE, PITCHED DOWN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE END AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 IN A DRY MARSH AREA FACING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND WHICH WAS CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE CAUSED BY A STALL/SPIN GROUND IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD, AND ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ODOR OF AVIATION FUEL AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06LA070Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCharleston, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during a climb to preclude a stall, which resulted in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent stall.Apr 24, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9GX · 1

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

Incident 20051229030149IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Charleston, SC(-23) PIC reported that the nose landing gear would not extend down and locked during his final approach for landing. He attempted to extend the gear using the aircraft's emergency gear extension procedures. The nose landing gear still showed not locked. He…Dec 29, 2005 · Minor damage