# Accident 20110311004259A: Lancair Company LC41-550FG, Carbondale, IL, March 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2011, 12:09 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7011° N, 89.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7011&lon=-89.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521RT-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC41-550FG (registry code 5150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311004259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA227), Mar 11, 2011: Lancair LC41-550FG (N521RT), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture and subsequent failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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