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FAA incident report · LYN AIR CAM · Morgan City, LA · September 17, 2014

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Date
September 17, 2014 · 12:00 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76LF
Reported as
LYN AIR CAM
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total260 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N76LFRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · LYN AIR CAMS/N AC062 · Built 2000Airframe modelLYN AIR CAMEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot was flying the Louisiana coastline approximately 32 miles south of Morgan City. The flight had originated in eunice, LA (4R7) at approximately 9:15AM and stopped in abbeville, LA (kiya) to pick up a passenger and refuel the aircraft. The pilot departed kiya around 11:30AM and proceeded southeast bound for approximately 70NM along the coastline. Approximately 12:20PM the pilot noticed the left engine was intermittently running rough. The pilot suspected fuel contamination and elected to set the aircraft down on a sand bar versus attempting to fly the aircraft back to the airport. The pilot made several passes over the intended landing area which included a touch and go to better assess the surface conditions. On the final touchdown for landing the pilot touched down above stall speed with a three point landing. Instantly after touchdown the pilot was forced to apply full right aileron, full right rudder and full aft stick to counter a severe left yaw and forward pitching moment. The aircraft decelerated abruptly in a nose down position with the nose cone striking the shell bar first and then yawing to the left. The aircraft came to rest perpendicular to the intended landing direction with left down slope attitude. All occupants exited the aircraft without injury. Upon exit the pilot discovered the left main landing tire was missing and was re-located in the grass 15FEET from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN EUNICE, LA (4R7) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15AM AND STOPPED IN ABBEVILLE, LA (KIYA) TO PICK UP A PASSENGER AND REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DEPARTED KIYA AROUND 11:30AM AND PROCEEDED SOUTHEAST BOUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 70NM ALONG THE COASTLINE. APPROXIMATELY 12:20PM THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS INTERMITTENTLY RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT SUSPECTED FUEL CONTAMINATION AND ELECTED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON A SAND BAR VERSUS ATTEMPTING TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA WHICH INCLUDED A TOUCH AND GO TO BETTER ASSESS THE SURFACE CONDITIONS. ON THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ABOVE STALL SPEED WITH A THREE POINT LANDING. INSTANTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO APPLY FULL RIGHT AILERON, FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL AFT STICK TO COUNTER A SEVERE LEFT YAW AND FORWARD PITCHING MOMENT. THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED ABRUPTLY IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION WITH THE NOSE CONE STRIKING THE SHELL BAR FIRST AND THEN YAWING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE INTENDED LANDING DIRECTION WITH LEFT DOWN SLOPE ATTITUDE. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. UPON EXIT THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING TIRE WAS MISSING AND WAS RE-LOCATED IN THE GRASS 15FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT.