20110311004259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lancair LC41-550FG · Carbondale, IL · March 11, 2011

Date
March 11, 2011 · 12:09 local
Place
Carbondale, IL
Airport
Southern Illinois
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N521RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11FA227
Reported as
Lancair LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total125 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While in cruise flight, the engine lost power. The propeller eventually stopped and an off airport landing was performed. The aircraft contacted a telephone with the right wing prior to stopping in a ditch along after crossing a oil and chat road. The right wing, nose gear, right main gear and propeller were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PROPELLER EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TELEPHONE WITH THE RIGHT WING PRIOR TO STOPPING IN A DITCH ALONG AFTER CROSSING A OIL AND CHAT ROAD. THE RIGHT WING, NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.