# Accident 20231128018979A: Smalley Stephen LANCAIR 235, Stuart, FL, November 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smalley Stephen LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05630SA, https://openairdocs.org/model/smalley-stephen-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMALLEY STEPHEN LANCAIR 235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231128018979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA051), Nov 28, 2023: Lancair 235 (N235N), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear collapse due to a hydraulic fluid leak in the landing gear system.

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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