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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Smith Edwar Lancair IV- · Hilton Head Isl, SC · March 15, 2010

Date: March 15, 2010 · 18:15 local
Place: Hilton Head Isl, SC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9JE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA175
Reported as: Smith Edwar Lancair IV-
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-CCB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,275 total109 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9JERegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2015 · Smith Edward I LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-439 · Built 2009 Airframe modelSmith Edward I LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 15, 2010, at approximately 6:15 pm, an experimental amateur built lanceair single engine aircraft, N9LE, had an in-flight emergency after the propeller and a portion of the crankshaft departed the aircraft at approximately 13,000 ft over Hilton Head, south carolina. The PIC put the aircraft on the beach at Hilton Head. The two occupants were not injured, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. One person on the beach was fatally injured after being struck by the landing aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 15, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15 PM, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT LANCEAIR SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N9LE, HAD AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY AFTER THE PROPELLER AND A PORTION OF THE CRANKSHAFT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 FT OVER HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PIC PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE BEACH AT HILTON HEAD. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ON THE BEACH WAS FATALLY INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE LANDING AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA10LA175Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHilton Head Island, SCA loss of engine power due to the failure of the crankshaft as a result of a previous propeller strike.Mar 15, 2010 · Minor damage