# Accident 20160401003269A: Gill Craig LANCAIR IV-P PROPJET, Addison, TX, April 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2016, 10:19 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992BC-2017-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gill Craig LANCAIR IV-P PROPJET (registry code 05622VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/gill-craig-lancair-iv-p-propjet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-2 (registry code 29033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GILL CRAIG LANCAIR IV-P PROPJET
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,048 total, 426 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160401003269A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 1, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:19 CDT A LANCAIR IV-P, N992BC, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING THE LANDING PHASE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITING THE RUNWAY OVER THE GRASS, BRAKING THE MAIN LEFT LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP RESTING OVER ITS LEFT WING.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (GTU) AT 09:25 CDT.

## 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 CEN16LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA153), Apr 1, 2016: Gill Craig Lancair IV P Propjet (N992BC), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collapse of the nose landing gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined, because postaccident examination did not detect any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or…

## Other reports on N992BC (1)

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

- [Incident 20120826018809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120826018809I), Aug 26, 2012: Gill Craig LANCAIR IV-P PROPJET (N992BC), Block Island, RI, Minor damage. The aircraft touched down at kbid on runway 10, 150 feet past taxiway bravo. Tire skid marks (both tires) immediately appear and angle 30 degrees to the left.…

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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