# Accident 20080825846289A: LANCAIRO360, Vancouver, WA, August 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2008, 14:50 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6189° N, 122.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6189&lon=-122.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6114, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson R E/Abromavich L J LANCAIR 0-360 (registry code 05603E3, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-r-e-abromavich-l-j-lancair-0-360) (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: LANCAIRO360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,272 total, 160 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080825846289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AFTER 2 HOUR 15 MINUTE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM RENO, NV, WAS LANDING AT PEARSON FIELD (60S) VANCOUVER, WA.  HE INTENDED TO LAND SHORTLY PAST NUMBERS ON RUNWAY 26 (RUNWAY 26 HAS A THRESHOLD DISPLACEMENT OF 762 FEET AND IS CLEARLY MARKED ON RUNWAY SURFACE).  HE HAD WIND REPORTS FROM PORTLAND (PDX) ATIS OF WINDS FROM THE WEST, 6 KNOTS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH AT 90 MPH INDICATED, WITH FULL FLAPS SET AT 40 DEGREES FOR TOUCHDOWN.  AT 20 FEET OVER THE THRESHOLD THE WIND CHANGED, HE LOST LIFT AND THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY SANK TO THE GROUND STILL IN APPROACH ATTITUDE (NOSE HIGH) AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY CRUSHING BOTH MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES.  TWO WITNESSES PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF IN THE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 26 WATCHED N6114 LAND ON RUNWAY 26.  BOTH WITNESSES INDICATED THAT N6114'S APPROACH WAS STEEP AND HIGH SPEED, WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLARE AT 20' ABOVE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THEM AT A RELATIVELY FLAT ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY AND IT APPEARED TO EXPLODE ALL THREE MAIN GEAR OUT FROM UNDER IT AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON ITS BELLY FOR A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.

## 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 LAX08CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA279), Aug 25, 2008: Anderson R E/Abromavich L J Lancair 360 (N6114), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N6114 (2)

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

- [Incident 20121231028389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121231028389I), Dec 31, 2012: Anderson R E/Abromavich L J LANCAIR 0-360 (N6114), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. 12/31/2012 - The right main landing gear collapsed during roll out after landing. Inspection revealed that the torque link rod end had been bent and had failed.
- [Incident 20060611013169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611013169I), Jun 11, 2006: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N6114), Parker, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed upon landing after slight hop. The nose landing gear actuator upper attachment bracket was found to have failed along both bend…

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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