# Accident 20140515007179A: Kalman George LANCAIR 360, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2014, 17:50 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9522° N, 112.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9522&lon=-112.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521SH-2014-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kalman George LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05602PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/kalman-george-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KALMAN GEORGE LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140515007179A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL REPORT STATED THAT N521SH SKIDDED 1800FT DOWN RWY 3 AT GCN AFTER A BLOWN TIRE AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY IN THE MEDIAN.

INSPECTOR RECIEVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM PIC AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATING THE FOLLOWING:

"I WAS CLEARED FOR RUNWAY 03 BY THE KGCN TOWER AND FLEW A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN AS INSTRUCTED. THERE WAS LITTLE WIND AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD.  I MOVED THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, AND THEN MOVED THE FLAPS TO 40 DEGREES ON DOWNWIND ACCORDING TO STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THIS PLANE. ON FINAL, I ESTABLISHED 80 KTS AND CARRIED THAT SPEED OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. SINCE I WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AT THE PROPER SPEED, I CUT ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND FLARED ABOVE THE RUNWAY. I THINK I FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND I HELD A STEADY PITCH ATTITUDE. AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED, THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHARPER THAN EXPECTED DROP TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. I BELIEVE PART OF THE LANDING GEAR BROKE AT THAT POINT BECAUSE I LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA."

INSPECTOR STATEMENT:

THE WEATHER CONDITOIN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE; WIND WAS 31008KTS AND CLR. SPEAKING WITH PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE ALSO STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

REVIEWING PHOTOS FROM THE ACCIDENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR; THERE IS BUCKLING OF THE MAIN STRUTS AND A DAMAGE ACTUATOR. THIS DAMAGE CONCURRS WITH THE PIC STATEMENT OF HAVING A HARD LANDING.

THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR14CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA193), May 15, 2014: Kalman George Lancair 360 (N521SH), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N521SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990101004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990101004639I), Jan 1, 1999: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N521SH), Richland, WA, Minor damage. (-5) A/c was flown to sandpoint, id where landing attempt was made in crosswind conditions. Landing attempt was aborted after first try with 3G indication on g…

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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