# Accident 20151115022159A: Hickham John LANCAIR IV-P, Shawno, WI, November 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Shawno, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7128° N, 88.5492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7128&lon=-88.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10UU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10UU-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hickham John LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05611ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/hickham-john-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HICKHAM JOHN LANCAIR IV-P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,416 total, 32 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151115022159A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2015 AT 0915 CST A LANCAIR IV-P, N10UU, HAD A FORCED LANDING WHILE PERFORMING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY DESCENT IN SHAWNO, WI.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WHILE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SHAWNO, WI.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN16LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA043), Nov 15, 2015: Hickham Lancair IV-P (N10UU), Shawano, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a dual magneto failure, as a result of an exceedance of the engine’s operating limitations while maneuvering.

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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