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FAA accident report · Smalley Stephen LANCAIR 235 · Stuart, FL · November 28, 2023

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Date
November 28, 2023 · 18:00 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham Field Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N235N
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA051
Reported as
Smalley Stephen Lancair 235
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,800 total52 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N235NRegistered now · Smalley Stephen LANCAIR 235S/N 071 · Built 2012Airframe modelSmalley Stephen LANCAIR 235Engine modelLycoming O-320-E3DReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part 91, Lancair 235 registration privacy data omitted, serial number 071 with two pilots cleared to land runway 30 at Witham Field Airport (sua) gear collapsed on landing and aircraft veered off runway 30 past taxiway charlie into grass. Aircraft sustain damage to the left wing, empennage, propeller strike and aircraft underside. No injuries to pilots.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91, LANCAIR 235 REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 071 WITH TWO PILOTS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 30 AT WITHAM FIELD AIRPORT (SUA) GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 30 PAST TAXIWAY CHARLIE INTO GRASS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, EMPENNAGE, PROPELLER STRIKE AND AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE. NO INJURIES TO PILOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStuart, FLA landing gear collapse due to a hydraulic fluid leak in the landing gear system.Nov 28, 2023 · Substantial damage