# Accident 20120916019669A: Lancair Company LC42-550FG, Okeechobee, FL, September 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2594° N, 80.8503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2594&lon=-80.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6512Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6512Y-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC42-550FG (registry code 5150002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC42-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 920 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA564) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916019669A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING THE LAST OF A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO'S THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE TIRE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BLADES. THE PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO IMMEDIATELY ADD FULL POWER AND GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES AWAY.

## 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 ERA12CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA564), Sep 16, 2012: Lancair LC42-550FG (N6512Y), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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