What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 28, 2021, at approximately 0909 PDT, the las vegas flight standards district office received notification of a part 91 crash, involving a 1996 Kuykendall Charles Lancair IV single engine airplane, privacy data omitted. The aircraft crashed after attempting an emergency landing on U.S. 95, approximately thirteen miles north of Indian Springs, Nevada.
Initial investigation revealed that the aircraft attempted to land on the northbound lanes of U.S.95 with the landing gear upright. The aircraft slid approximately 700 feet on the highway before coming to a stop in the desert median between the northbound and southbound lanes. The pilot was the sole occupant and did not suffer any injuries from the crash.
An investigation of the scene revealed that the propeller struck the asphalt after initial contact and the aircraft engulfed in flames after the pilot exited. The aircraft?s fiberglass body was destroyed aft of the engine firewall. NTSB did not retain the wreckage for further examination.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0909 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A PART 91 CRASH, INVOLVING A 1996 KUYKENDALL CHARLES LANCAIR IV SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON U.S. 95, APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN MILES NORTH OF INDIAN SPRINGS, NEVADA.
INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF U.S.95 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UPRIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE DESERT MEDIAN BETWEEN THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES FROM THE CRASH.
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE ASPHALT AFTER INITIAL CONTACT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGULFED IN FLAMES AFTER THE PILOT EXITED. THE AIRCRAFT?S FIBERGLASS BODY WAS DESTROYED AFT OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL. NTSB DID NOT RETAIN THE WRECKAGE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.