# Accident 20060822017889A: Kinnso LANCAIRIVPTU, Helena, MT, August 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6069° N, 111.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6069&lon=-111.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514PT-2013-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinnson Allan LANCAIR IV-P TURBINE (registry code 05614WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinnson-allan-lancair-iv-p-turbine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNSO LANCAIRIVPTU
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 24 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060822017889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE HELENA AIRPORT AND MADE A TOUCH AND GO. AFTER HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FLAPS, HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT EXHAUST STACK. HE REDUCED POWER AND PULLED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE STATED THAT UPON DOING SO, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE FELT THAT HE WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT, SO HE MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON YORK ROAD. HE SAID THAT DUE TO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ROAD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE, AND CAME TO REST IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS FOREHEAD.

## 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 SEA06LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA167), Aug 22, 2006: Kinnson Lancair IV-P Turbine (N514PT), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power as a result of turbine over temperature due to the pilot's failure to follow proper procedures for engine operation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable…

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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