# Accident 20180627008689A: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Chelan, WA, June 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8661° N, 119.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8661&lon=-119.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1266C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1266C-2019-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 142 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM PAINE FIELD, WA (KPAE) TO CHELAN, WA (S10). ATC CLEARED THE PILOT DIRECT TO CHELAN, VFR ON TOP (APPROX. 9500 FT.). THE PILOT CANCELED IFR UPON REACHING CHELAN AND COMMENCED AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 2.

THE PILOT WENT AROUND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT DUE TO BEING HIGH AND FAST. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE PILOT NOTED HE WAS TOO STEEP AND FAST AND LANDED 1/3 ? 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE GRASS AT THE RUNWAY END WAS CLEAR AND SMOOTH AND ELECTED TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN PERFORM ANOTHER GO-AROUND.

DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS AREA, CROSSED A ROAD, AND ENTERED A FIELD WHERE THE LEFT WING HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE FIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE OUTBOARD 1/3 SECTION OF THE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE TERRAIN WARNING ALERTS DURING HIS APPROACHES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC.

## 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 GAA18CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA384), Jun 27, 2018: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 (N1266C), Chelan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun.

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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