# Accident 20080521839929A: Lancar LC41550FG, Columbus, OH, May 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2008, 13:32 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1387C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC41550FG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080521839929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON THE RWY 27L CENTERLINE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 20 DEGREES NOSE LEFT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RWY 27L AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. APPROXIMATELY 1,100 FEET PAST THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION LIGHT BOX. IT CONTINUED ANOTHER 2,200 FEET, CROSSING TAXIWAY CHARLIE, AND COMING TO REST NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 5 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. TIRE SKID MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE HARD SURFACE AREAS ALONG IT'S PATH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE HONEYCOMB LEFT WING, CONSISTING OF LEADING EDGE SEPARATION, INTEGRAL FUEL CELL PENETRATION AND SKIN STRUCTURE DAMAGE, RESULTED FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND HIS SON, A NON-CURRENT INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WERE UNINJURED. A RIGHT CROSSWIND OF 300 DEGREES @ 20 KNOTS WAS REPORTED BY THE TOWER.

## 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 CHI08CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA138), May 21, 2008: Columbia Aircraft Mfg. LC41-550FG (N1387C), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty crosswinds and the airport sign that was impacted.

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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