# Accident 20221125021489A: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LC, Wonder Lake, IL, November 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Wonder Lake, IL
- Airport: Galt Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4022° N, 88.3653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4022&lon=-88.3653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361LX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361LX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LC (registry code 70218DQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugproduktions-und-ea-300-lc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A (registry code 42403, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-580-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS-UND EA 300/LC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-580-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221125021489A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EXTRA EA 300/LC SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ON A VFR FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR GALT AIRPORT (10C) IN WONDER LAKE, IL. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO ADSB-B DATA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GALT AIRPORT AT 1558 FOR AEROBATIC MANEUVER PRACTICE AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT AT 1613. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE NORTH, ON A LEFT CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 27, WITH AIRSPEED DECELERATING THROUGH 160 KNOTS CALIBRATED AIRSPEED (KCAS) AS IT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON DOWNWIND AND ABEAM RUNWAY 27’S THRESHOLD, N361LX FLEW A LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN AT 1,800 FT MSL (950 FT AGL), MAINTAINING CONSTANT ALTITUDE. AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS TURN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN A DESCENDING AND DECELERATING LEFT TURN TO LEFT BASE TOWARD RUNWAY 27. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MOMENTARILY DECELERATED TO 70 KCAS AND HAD A 1,700 FEET PER MINUTE RATE OF DESCENT. AT 1615, ADS-B DATA INDICATES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT 922 FT MSL, 84 KCAS, AND DESCENDING AT 889 FEET PER MINUTE. THAT DATA POINT WAS RECORDED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27.

THE ACCIDENT SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.28 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. BASED ON A SURVEY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED WEST AND DESCENDED INTO 30-40 FT TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 195 FEET FROM THE LAST REPORTED ADS-B POINT. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 250 FT WEST OF THE INITIAL TREE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND RIGHT SIDE UP, FACING EAST, WITH PORTIONS OF THE WINGS, LANDING GEAR, AND CANOPY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF POST-CRASH FIRE. A LARGE DIVOT CRATER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 FT DEEP WAS FOUND JUST OFF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DEBRIS FIELD BEGAN 250 FT EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS AND CONTROL SURFACES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR.

FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED BUT INDICATED PROPER CONTINUITY WITH REMAINING PORTIONS. NO MEASURABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CENTER TANK AND THE WING TANKS WERE DESTROYED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE CENTER TANK. THE 3 PROPELLER BLADES WERE FOUND IN SMALL PIECES THROUGHOUT THE DEBRIS FIELD.

NTSB WAS ON SITE WITH A LYCOMING INVESTIGATOR TO PERFORM FURTHER ENGINE TESTING. PRELIMINARY ENGINE MONITOR DATA INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED PENDING AUTOPSY REPORT.

AUTOPSY REULTS- NO MEDICAL ISSUES FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE POSED A HAZARD TO FLIGHT SAFETY OR LIKELY WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN23FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA046), Nov 25, 2022: Extra EA300 (N361LX), Wonder Lake, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent path to the runway after he became disorientated by sun glare while on final approach, which resulted in a collision with trees and 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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