# NTSB CEN09CA046: Hemp Timothy Legacy 200, N273TE, Socorro, NM, November 2, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 2, 2008, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Socorro, NM - Coordinates: 34.022499, -106.903053 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0225&lon=-106.9031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 69391 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA046 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69391/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA046 ## Probable cause Failure of the pilot to land with sufficient runway to stop the airplane on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's speed on final approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=056113I), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=056113I), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=056113I), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=056113I), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis While performing a landing to 5,841-foot long runway, the private pilot crossed the runway threshold at 110 knots at 50 feet above ground level. The pilot attempted to perform a "soft landing" which resulted in a longer flare distance. After touchdown, insufficient runway remained to allow the airplane to be stopped on the prepared surface. The airplane departed the end of the runway and was substantially damaged. The pilot was able to egress without assistance. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he would have maintained a slower airspeed on final approach and shortened the flare distance. ## Factual narrative While landing, the private pilot crossed the runway threshold at 110 knots at 50 feet above ground level. The pilot attempted to perform a "soft landing" which resulted in a longer flare distance. After touchdown, insufficient runway remained to allow the airplane to be stopped on the prepared surface. The airplane departed the end of the runway and was substantially damaged. The pilot was able to egress without assistance. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he would have maintained a slower airspeed on final approach and shortened the flare distance. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N273TE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273TE-2017-10-27), registration cancelled 2017-10-27, S/N L2K164, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HEMP TIMOTHY LEGACY 200 - Registry model: [Hemp Timothy LEGACY 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/hemp-timothy-legacy-2000) (registry code 056113I) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: L2K164 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: E80, Belen, NM - Destination: ONM, Socorro, NM - Airport: ONM, Socorro Muni, runway 33, 5,841 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 31, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 498 total, 101 in this make and model, 113 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: TCS, 50 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20081102850559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081102850559A), Nov 2, 2008: Hempti LEGACY2000, Socorro, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 2, 2008 at 1300 MST, a timothy hemp (Lancair) legacy 2000, N273TE registered to [privacy data omitted] skidded of the departure end of runway… ## Other investigations on N273TE (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 CEN12FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA174), Mar 1, 2012: Hemp Timothy Legacy 2000 (N273TE), Belen, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane during the hours of darkness… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.