# Accident 20190622007839A: Lawrence W Thomas CHRISTAVIA MK1, Lancaster, SC, June 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2019, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lancaster, SC
- Airport: Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7228° N, 80.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7228&lon=-80.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222PN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222PN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lawrence W Thomas CHRISTAVIA MK1 (registry code 056320F, https://openairdocs.org/model/lawrence-w-thomas-christavia-mk1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-15F (registry code 17132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-15f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAWRENCE W THOMAS CHRISTAVIA MK1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-15F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622007839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE JUST INSTALLED A LIFT INDICATOR AND WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO ENSURE PROPER CALIBRATION OF THE LIFT INDICATOR. PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED FOCUSING ON THE LIFT INDICATOR CALIBRATION AND BEFORE HE KNEW IT HE WAS TO LOW AND TO SLOW AND HAD PERFORM AN OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 CEN19TA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA180), Jun 22, 2019: Elmwood Christavia (N222PN), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate altitude and airspeed and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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