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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Longwill Neal K LANCAIR LEGACY FG · Spicewood, TX · April 22, 2024

Date
April 22, 2024 · 18:25 local
Place
Spicewood, TX
Airport
Spicewood Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N550NL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24FA164
Reported as
Longwill Neal K Lancair Legacy FG
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total

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.

While performing touch and goes at Spicewood Airport, PIC entered an unstable approach just before touchdown. PIC decided to make a go around and pulled the aircraft attitude up and had his left wing low. PIC applied full power resulting in the aircraft climbing at a high rate of speed. Aircraft rolled left and came down about 150 yards from the runway striking the ground inverted with the left-wing tip and nose striking first. Aircraft then turned up right and rotated 90 degrees before coming to a rest. Post crash fire resulted after impact. Aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT SPICEWOOD AIRPORT, PIC ENTERED AN UNSTABLE APPROACH JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PIC DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE UP AND HAD HIS LEFT WING LOW. PIC APPLIED FULL POWER RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND CAME DOWN ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE GROUND INVERTED WITH THE LEFT-WING TIP AND NOSE STRIKING FIRST. AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED UP RIGHT AND ROTATED 90 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A REST. POST CRASH FIRE RESULTED AFTER IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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