# Accident 20080614843749A: Lancar LC42550FG, Fishers Island, NY, June 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2008, 08:45 local time
- Place: Fishers Island, NY
- Airport: Elizabeth Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2521° N, 72.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELIZABETH FLD (0B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2521&lon=-72.0316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC42-550FG (registry code 5150002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC42550FG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614843749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED DAMAGE AND SHIMMY AFTER LANDING FAA INVESTIGATION REVEALS MAJOR EMPENNAGE DAMAGE POSSIBLY DUE TO HARD LANDING.  DAMAGED GEAR STRUTS, MAIN WHEEL FAIRINGS AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 MIA08LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA132), Jun 14, 2008: Cessna 350 (N166DS), Fishers Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged airspeed during approach and improper flare, which resulted in a fast and hard landing.

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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