# Accident 20151213023299A: Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, Rimrock, AZ, December 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2015, 11:43 local time
- Place: Rimrock, AZ
- Airport: Rimrock, Az
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6511° N, 111.7875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6511&lon=-111.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05624TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcmichael-elmer-l-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCMICHAEL ELMER L LANCAIR 360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 19 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151213023299A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA079), Dec 13, 2015: Mcmichael Elmer L Lancair 360 (N113LM), Rimrock, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a left main landing gear collapse.

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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