20151213023299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360 · Rimrock, AZ · December 13, 2015

Date
December 13, 2015 · 11:43 local
Place
Rimrock, AZ
Airport
Rimrock, Az
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N113LM
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA079
Reported as
Mcmichael Elmer L Lancair 360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total19 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On December 13th 2015 at approximately 1143 local time, N113LM attempted to land at Rimrock (48AZ) private airport in Rimrock Arizona. The flight was for personal purposes and was being operated by privacy data omitted under part 91. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the aircraft. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced resulting in an oscillation that resulted in the prop striking the runway approximately 300 feet from the threshold, and then again approximately 1,000 feet from the threshold. The landing gear collapsed upon the third contact with the runway, and the aircraft slid on its belly and came to rest approximately 1,500 feet from the threshold and slightly off to the right of the pavement. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was the only occupant in the aircraft. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 13TH 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1143 LOCAL TIME, N113LM ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT RIMROCK (48AZ) PRIVATE AIRPORT IN RIMROCK ARIZONA. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER PART 91. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED RESULTING IN AN OSCILLATION THAT RESULTED IN THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, AND THEN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON THE THIRD CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD AND SLIGHTLY OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.