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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Covington Kenneth A LANCAIR 320 · Punta Gorda Bel · March 14, 2014

Date
March 14, 2014 · 14:30 local
Place
Punta Gorda Bel
Airport
Punta Gorda Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N192LC
Reported as
Covington Kenneth A Lancair 320
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

I was contacted by the belize dgac for information on an n registered aircraft that crashed in belize. This information was copied from inspector young's information: shaun. Young@civilaviation. Gov.bz]N192LC, had completed an international flight and had landed earlier at the intrenational airport, philllip goldson international earlier the morning of the 14th March, 2014. He wento the aeronautical information section of the bdca and requested information regarding local fying and airport information on the Punta Gorda airstrip. He was given information including runway orientation, radio frequencies, distance and surface type.

The aircraft N192LC was flown at the time by privacy data omitted, the aircraft being an experimental type Lancair 320 serial :451-320-200FB.

The pilot then flew to Punta Gorda direct from pgia, and attempted to land at about 3:00 pm local time (2100 z). privacy data omitted States that he :

"Came in for landing too high, tried to bring plane down for touchdown but bounced against and upsloping runway, pushed power in attempt to go around but could not return plane level, veered off runway line still a few feet above ground, caught wx (weather) mast spun and came to rest near ditch. Canopy was stuck shut, had to push handle hard to release, got out of plane and helped pax out". End of pilot report.

The department deployed personnel to gather information immediately. privacy data omitted And his passenger recieved medical treatment for minor cuts and injuries and were released shortly after.

As the FAA filed it

I WAS CONTACTED BY THE BELIZE DGAC FOR INFORMATION ON AN N REGISTERED AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED IN BELIZE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COPIED FROM INSPECTOR YOUNG'S INFORMATION: SHAUN.YOUNG@CIVILAVIATION.GOV.BZ]N192LC, HAD COMPLETED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AND HAD LANDED EARLIER AT THE INTRENATIONAL AIRPORT, PHILLLIP GOLDSON INTERNATIONAL EARLIER THE MORNING OF THE 14TH MARCH, 2014. HE WENTO THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SECTION OF THE BDCA AND REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING LOCAL FYING AND AIRPORT INFORMATION ON THE PUNTA GORDA AIRSTRIP. HE WAS GIVEN INFORMATION INCLUDING RUNWAY ORIENTATION, RADIO FREQUENCIES, DISTANCE AND SURFACE TYPE.

THE AIRCRAFT N192LC WAS FLOWN AT THE TIME BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT BEING AN EXPERIMENTAL TYPE LANCAIR 320 SERIAL :451-320-200FB.

THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO PUNTA GORDA DIRECT FROM PGIA, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ABOUT 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME (2100 Z). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE :

"CAME IN FOR LANDING TOO HIGH, TRIED TO BRING PLANE DOWN FOR TOUCHDOWN BUT BOUNCED AGAINST AND UPSLOPING RUNWAY, PUSHED POWER IN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND BUT COULD NOT RETURN PLANE LEVEL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY LINE STILL A FEW FEET ABOVE GROUND, CAUGHT WX (WEATHER) MAST SPUN AND CAME TO REST NEAR DITCH. CANOPY WAS STUCK SHUT, HAD TO PUSH HANDLE HARD TO RELEASE, GOT OUT OF PLANE AND HELPED PAX OUT". END OF PILOT REPORT.

THE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED PERSONNEL TO GATHER INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER RECIEVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MINOR CUTS AND INJURIES AND WERE RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER.