# Accident 20100727038979A: Smith Marti LANCAIR 320, Spokane, WA, July 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2010, 09:45 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6789° N, 117.3319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6789&lon=-117.3319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360N-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Martin P LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05606AY, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-martin-p-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH MARTI LANCAIR 320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100727038979A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2010 A SMITH MARTIN P LANCAIR 360 CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 3L AT FELTS FIELD. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 100' SHORT OF APPROACH END AT RUNWAY 3L. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS MAIN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND WING. FURTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED PROPELLER STRIKE, LEFT, RIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATION DUE TO IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO SECURE LOCATION WHERE AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. OTHER FINDINGS INCLUDED; RIGHT HAND FLAP LEADING EDGE STRUCTURE LOCATED ABOVE TRAILING EDGE OF WING SURFACE WHICH CAUSED AN ASYMMETRIC FLAP CONDITION, ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND UNABLE TO RESET.

## 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 WPR10LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA374), Jul 27, 2010: Lancair 320 (N360N), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of airplane control due to the asymmetric flap condition.

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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