# Accident 20150401003299A: Lancair Company LC-40-550FG, Middleton, WI, April 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1133° N, 89.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1133&lon=-89.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777XX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC-40-550FG (registry code 5150000, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc-40-550fg) (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 LC-40-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 41 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401003299A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING A CROSS WIND LANDING, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA15CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA033), Apr 1, 2015: Lancair LC 40 550FG (N777XX), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

## Other reports on N777XX (1)

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

- [Incident 20020829024739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829024739I), Aug 29, 2002: Lancar LC40550FG (N777XX), Grove, OK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot, paul stewart jones, stated that when he touched down at Grove, OK airport (gmj), the plane bounced about 3 feet, and immediately tracked right…

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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